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Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.
Duffy represented northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD for almost nine years before he resigned in 2019.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin, saying a recount would not change the results.
“It was a close election,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said. “I’m sure it’s a difficult loss for him to take. He wants to make sure all the votes are counted, know all these things have been certified. There are questions that remain unanswered.”
The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly responding to claims Hovde raised in a more than 4-minute video he posted on Tuesday as he considers a recount request.
See WisPolitics maps comparing county-by-county results for the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he made a series of claims about the election, including some that have already been debunked, rather than conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin. He said in the video that some of his supporters had encouraged him to challenge the results, and he is waiting for the final information to come in before deciding how to proceed.
Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump when it benefits the people of Wisconsin and to stand up to him when his policies don’t.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, fresh off his reelection this week, faulted the Dem-controlled Senate for delays in a new farm bill and said his first priority is getting the legislation passed.
Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe says Election Day in Wisconsin “went very well and was successfully administered.” But Wolfe, while speaking to media Wednesday, declined to say whether she will remain in her current role after the election is certified.
After issues at Milwaukee’s central count and other communities that took until Wednesday to report results, Krug said he wants to have a conversation about moving to a Florida-style system.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde isn’t conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin this morning, saying in a statement his campaign will “continue to monitor returns and make sure that every vote is counted.”
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin early this morning declared victory after Milwaukee’s final tally of its absentee ballots pushed her to a nearly 16,000-vote lead over GOP businessman Eric Hovde.
Multiple media outlets have projected Donald Trump will win Wisconsin, putting the Badger State back in his column four years after narrowly losing it to Joe Biden.
Republicans maintained control of the Assembly today despite new legislative lines that gave Dems more opportunities to flip the chamber than previous maps. As of early this morning, Republicans had secured the 50 seats they needed to maintain the majority, according to a WisPolitics check of unofficial returns.
Dems picked up three seats in the state Senate on Tuesday — including knocking off GOP state Sens. Joan Ballweg and Duey Stroebel — as they kept the door open to taking a run at flipping control of the chamber in 2026. They also led in early returns in a fourth seat that would mark a clean sweep of the contested races on Tuesday’s ballot.
Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden declared victory in his reelection bid in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD tonight in one of the most closely watched races in the Badger State.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil won reelection tonight to the 1st CD as De Pere businessman Tony Wied secured the open 8th CD for Republicans.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who joined Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming to inspect Milwaukee central count operation, said Milwaukee “obviously wasn’t” ready for Election Day, calling it “sloppy.”
Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.
Duffy represented northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD for almost nine years before he resigned in 2019.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin, saying a recount would not change the results.
“It was a close election,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said. “I’m sure it’s a difficult loss for him to take. He wants to make sure all the votes are counted, know all these things have been certified. There are questions that remain unanswered.”
The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly responding to claims Hovde raised in a more than 4-minute video he posted on Tuesday as he considers a recount request.
See WisPolitics maps comparing county-by-county results for the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he made a series of claims about the election, including some that have already been debunked, rather than conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin. He said in the video that some of his supporters had encouraged him to challenge the results, and he is waiting for the final information to come in before deciding how to proceed.
Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump when it benefits the people of Wisconsin and to stand up to him when his policies don’t.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, fresh off his reelection this week, faulted the Dem-controlled Senate for delays in a new farm bill and said his first priority is getting the legislation passed.
Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe says Election Day in Wisconsin “went very well and was successfully administered.” But Wolfe, while speaking to media Wednesday, declined to say whether she will remain in her current role after the election is certified.
After issues at Milwaukee’s central count and other communities that took until Wednesday to report results, Krug said he wants to have a conversation about moving to a Florida-style system.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde isn’t conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin this morning, saying in a statement his campaign will “continue to monitor returns and make sure that every vote is counted.”
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin early this morning declared victory after Milwaukee’s final tally of its absentee ballots pushed her to a nearly 16,000-vote lead over GOP businessman Eric Hovde.
Multiple media outlets have projected Donald Trump will win Wisconsin, putting the Badger State back in his column four years after narrowly losing it to Joe Biden.
Republicans maintained control of the Assembly today despite new legislative lines that gave Dems more opportunities to flip the chamber than previous maps. As of early this morning, Republicans had secured the 50 seats they needed to maintain the majority, according to a WisPolitics check of unofficial returns.
Dems picked up three seats in the state Senate on Tuesday — including knocking off GOP state Sens. Joan Ballweg and Duey Stroebel — as they kept the door open to taking a run at flipping control of the chamber in 2026. They also led in early returns in a fourth seat that would mark a clean sweep of the contested races on Tuesday’s ballot.
Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden declared victory in his reelection bid in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD tonight in one of the most closely watched races in the Badger State.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil won reelection tonight to the 1st CD as De Pere businessman Tony Wied secured the open 8th CD for Republicans.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who joined Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming to inspect Milwaukee central count operation, said Milwaukee “obviously wasn’t” ready for Election Day, calling it “sloppy.”