3 days Ago By Nathan Worcester
Wisconsin’s close Senate race has ended without a recount. “A request for a recount would serve no purpose because you will just be recounting the same ballots, regardless of their integrity,” Hovde said in his video, adding that he believes a more thorough audit cannot readily be obtained through the justice system. In a previous video posted to X, Hovde raised questions about absentee ballots that were added to the total very early on the morning after Election Day in Milwaukee.
That was after they had been tallied at the city’s central count for absentee ballots. Under Wisconsin law, absentee ballots cannot be counted until Election Day. “Statistically, this outcome seems improbable, as it didn’t match the patterns from same-day voting,” he said.
In fact, same-day voting did look better for Hovde in the deep-blue city. He received just under 22 percent of that vote, compared to 75 percent that went to Baldwin. “Obviously, the outcome is not what I'd hoped for.
But I do not regret entering this race,” Hovde said in his Nov. 18 video. He called for campaign reforms, saying campaigns should clarify the sources of outside money and be made answerable for the accuracy of their claims.
Republicans gained a majority in the Senate in November’s voting and elected Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.
) to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as majority leader.
Wisconsin’s contest wasn’t the only tight race marked by controversy. Although The Associated Press has called the Pennsylvania Senate race for Republican Dave McCormick, the margin was narrow enough to trigger a recount. Democratic commissioners in Bucks County have continued to count votes disqualified under a State Supreme Court decision shortly before Election Day.
“I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country,” Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia said..
