Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde on Monday conceded in his race in opposition to incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and stated he wouldn’t problem the election outcomes by requesting a recount.
Hovde, who final week stated he was weighing whether or not to request a recount attributable to “voting inconsistencies,” maintained in his assertion that the ballots might lack “integrity” and “legitimacy.”
“I’ve heard from quite a few supporters urging me to problem the election outcomes. Nevertheless, with no detailed overview of all of the ballots and their legitimacy, which will probably be tough to acquire within the courts, a request for a recount would serve no function, as a result of you’ll simply be recounting the identical ballots, no matter their integrity,” Hovde stated in a video posted on X. “In consequence, and my need to not add to political strife, by a contentious recount, I’ve determined to concede the election.”
As of midday on Monday, with 99% of the vote counted, Baldwin led Hovde by .9%, or about 27,000 votes of the three.3 million forged.
Senate candidate Eric Hovde talks to supporters at a watch celebration November 6, 2024 in Madison, Wisc.
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However Hovde on Monday additionally doubled down on claims of voting inconsistencies he made final week, saying there have been inaccurate absentee poll totals within the metropolis of Milwaukee and that Democrats engaged in voter deception.
“The outcomes from election evening had been disappointing, significantly in mild of the final minute absentee ballots that had been dropped in Milwaukee at 4 a.m. flipping the result. There are various troubles round these absentee ballots and their timing, which I addressed in my final assertion,” he stated on Monday.
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