In a current video message posted on X, Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has formally conceded the Wisconsin Senate race to incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
Hovde’s assertion got here amidst mounting allegations of election fraud in Wisconsin.
Hovde, a businessman and first-time Senate candidate, had been a formidable contender, focusing his marketing campaign on key conservative priorities like fiscal accountability, border safety, and legislation enforcement help.
On election night time, early projections confirmed Hovde with a commanding lead. Nevertheless, over 108,000 absentee ballots had been dumped in Milwaukee at 4:00 AM, with Senator Tammy Baldwin receiving practically 90% of these votes.
In a video assertion launched final week, Hovde stated:
“Statistically, this consequence appears inconceivable, because it didn’t match the patterns from same-day voting in Milwaukee, the place I obtained 22% of the votes.
Since final Wednesday, quite a few events have reached out to me about voting inconsistencies, akin to sure voting precincts in Milwaukee having turnout of over 150% of registered voters, and in some circumstances, over 200%.
Moreover, in 2020, President Biden obtained 10 million extra votes than Vice President Harris did final Tuesday.
But in Milwaukee, although the inhabitants has declined and registered voters decreased by 26,330, and early voting numbers had been down, one way or the other, Harris obtained only one,100 fewer votes than Biden did, which isn’t in step with most main cities,” he added.
This was achieved by same-day registration that surged by virtually 50% on a wet day. Many individuals have reached out and urged me to contest the election.”
Regardless of calls from supporters to contest the outcomes, Hovde defined his resolution to concede.
In his concession speech, Hovde expressed delight within the marketing campaign he ran, specializing in substantive points somewhat than private assaults.
Hove additionally refused to request a recount, stating, “With out a detailed assessment of all of the ballots and their legitimacy – which shall be troublesome to acquire within the courts – a request for a recount would serve no function… since you would simply be recounting the identical ballots no matter their integrity.”
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— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) November 18, 2024
