2020 Wisconsin elections explained

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin elections
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Wisconsin elections
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2021 Wisconsin elections
Next Year:2021
Election Date:April 7, 2020
November 3, 2020

The 2020 Wisconsin Fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 3, 2020. All of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2020 Fall partisan primary was held on August 11, 2020.

In the Fall general election, the Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, won Wisconsin's ten electoral votes, defeating incumbent president Donald Trump. There was no change to the partisan makeup of Wisconsin's congressional delegation. Republicans gained two seats in the Wisconsin Senate; Democrats gained two seats in the Wisconsin Assembly.[1]

The 2020 Wisconsin Spring election was held on April 7, 2020. This election featured a contested race for Wisconsin Supreme Court and the presidential preference primary for both major political parties, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices. The date of this election and deadline to submit absentee ballots became a matter of controversy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin. The 2020 Wisconsin Spring primary was held on February 18, 2020.

Wisconsin Democrats celebrated the results of the April election with the victory of their preferred candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, reducing the conservative majority on the court to 4–3. The Democrats' preferred candidate also won re-election on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

In the Wisconsin Democratic presidential preference primary, Vice President Joe Biden won an overwhelming victory. This was the last primary of the 2020 Democratic nominating contest before Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 campaign. In the Wisconsin Republican presidential preference primary, incumbent president Donald Trump was unopposed. Wisconsin voters also approved an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin known popularly as Marsy's Law, intended to grant new rights to victims of crimes.

A special election was held on May 12, 2020, to fill the vacancy in Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. The Republican candidate won the special election, causing no change to the congressional delegation's partisan makeup. The primary for this election was held concurrently with the spring primary on February 18.

Election information

April election

Effects of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, a swing state with a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature, an April 7 election for a state Supreme Court seat, the federal presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties, and several other judicial and local elections went ahead as scheduled.

Due to the pandemic, at least fifteen other U.S. states cancelled or postponed scheduled elections or primaries at the time of Wisconsin's election.[2] With Wisconsin grappling with their own pandemic, state Democratic lawmakers made several attempts to postpone their election, but were prevented by other Republican legislators. Governor Tony Evers called the Wisconsin legislature into an April 4 special session, but the Republican-controlled Assembly and Senate graveled their sessions in and out within seventeen seconds.[3] In a joint statement afterwards, Wisconsin's state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald criticized Evers for attempting to postpone the election, for not calling a special session earlier, and for reversing his previous position on keeping the election date intact.[4]

Early in April, Evers publicly stated that he did not believe that he could postpone the election on his own. Nevertheless, after the legislature's inaction, the governor attempted to move the election by an executive order issued on April 6.[5] Evers' effort was, however, blocked by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On the same day, a separate effort to extend the deadline for mailing absentee ballots was blocked by the Supreme Court of the United States. The only major concession achieved was that absentee ballots postmarked by April 7 at 8 p.m. would be accepted until April 13.[6] However, local media outlets reported that many voters had not received their requested absentee ballots by election day or, due to social distancing, were unable to satisfy a legal requirement that they obtain a witness's signature.[7] [8] Three tubs of ballots from Oshkosh and Appleton were found undelivered the next day, requiring voters who had requested a ballot to come in contact with others at a polling station or forfeit their vote.[9]

The decision by Republican lawmakers to not alter the election in the face of the pandemic, such as to a mail-only vote, was sharply criticized by the editorial board of the local Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, which had previously endorsed the Republican former governor Scott Walker.[10] [11] They called the election "the most undemocratic in the state's history," adding that it put "at risk everything we've gained from the past three weeks of staying home and keeping our distance."[10] In a sub-headline, The New York Times stated that the election was "almost certain to be tarred as illegitimate." The newspaper contextualized the inability of Wisconsin's lawmakers to come to an agreement on altering the election as another chapter in the contentious recent political history of the state, which included "a decade of bitter partisan wrangling that saw [state Republicans] clinically attack and defang the state's Democratic institutions, starting with organized labor and continuing with voting laws making it far harder for poor and black residents of urban areas to vote."[12] Republicans believed that holding the election on April 7, when Democratic-leaning urban areas were hard-hit by the pandemic, would help secure them political advantages like a continued 5–2 conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (through the elected seat of Daniel Kelly).[11] [13]

When the election went ahead on April 7, access to easy in-person voting heavily depended on where voters were located. In smaller or more rural communities, which tended to be whiter and vote Republican, few issues were reported.[13] [14] In more urbanized areas, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure and consolidation of many polling places around the state despite the use of 2,400 National Guard members to combat a severe shortage in poll workers.[15] [16] The effects were felt most heavily in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's most populous city with the largest minority population and the center of the state's ongoing pandemic.[13] The city's government was only able to open 5 of 180 polling stations after being short by nearly 1,000 poll workers.[16] As a result, lengthy lines were reported, with some voters waiting for up to 2.5 hours and through rain showers.[15] [17] The lines disproportionately affected Milwaukee's large Hispanic and African-American population; the latter had already been disproportionately afflicted with the COVID-19 pandemic, forming nearly half of Wisconsin's documented cases and over half its deaths at the time the vote was conducted.[12] [14] However, by the time the election concluded, Milwaukee Election Commissioner Neil Albrecht stated that despite some of the problems, the in-person voting ran smoothly.[18]

Similar problems with poll station closures and long lines were reported in Waukesha, where only one polling station was opened for a city of 70,000, and Green Bay, where only 17 poll workers out of 270 were able to work.[12] Other cities were able to keep lines much shorter, including the state capital of Madison, which opened about two-thirds of its usual polling locations, and Appleton, which opened all of its usual 15.[15] [19]

Voters across the state were advised to maintain social distancing, wear face masks, and bring their own pens.[20] Vos, the state Assembly Speaker, served as an election inspector for in-person voting on April 7. While wearing medical-like personal protective equipment of gloves, a mask, and full gown, he told reporters that it was "incredibly safe to go out" and vote, adding that voters faced "minimal exposure."[13] [21]

Turnout

1,551,711 valid ballots were cast.

This voter turnout is approximately 45.8% of eligible voters.[22]

Turnout was also 34.3% of the voting age population, which is a decrease compared to the 47.4% voting age population turnout of the April 2016 elections.[23] [24] [25]

Mail and absentee ballots

April 2020 election

As of April 21, 2020, Wisconsin reports that 1,239,611 absentee ballots were requested by voters, 1,282,097 absentee ballots were sent to voters, and 1,138,491 absentee ballots were returned by voters for the April 7 elections. It has not been reported how many absentee ballots were valid.

Approximately 71% of votes cast in the April election were absentee ballots, an unprecedented proportion of absentee votes in Wisconsin.[24] [25] [26]

After reports of missing and undelivered absentee ballots, Wisconsin's Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, as well as the Milwaukee Election Commission, called for investigations.[27]

November 2020 election

To vote by mail in the November election, registered Wisconsin voters had to request a ballot by October 29, 2020. As of early October, some 1,315,431 voters had requested mail ballots.

Federal offices

President

See main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin. Incumbent president Donald Trump sought a second four-year term. In Wisconsin, voters chose electors for Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.

Democratic primary

See main article: 2020 Wisconsin Democratic primary.

For its part in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Wisconsin's presidential preference primary was on the ballot for Wisconsin's spring general election, held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. At the time of the Wisconsin primary, only Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders remained in the field of Democratic candidates. However, due to delays in vote-counting, Bernie Sanders had already withdrawn from the race by the time the vote totals were released. Joe Biden won a decisive victory in the state, capturing about 63% of the vote and winning every county.[29]

The Wisconsin primary is an open primary, with the state awarding 97 delegates, of which 84 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary election.

Republican primary

See main article: 2020 Wisconsin Republican primary.

In the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries, the Wisconsin Republican presidential preference primary was also on the April 7 ballot. The only candidate for the Republican nomination was incumbent president Donald Trump, who received about 98% of the vote.[29]

General election

Polling
Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Source of poll aggregationDates administeredDates updatedJoe BidenDonald TrumpOther/
undecided
Margin
270 to WinSeptember 7, 2020 - September 18, 2020September 18, 202050.0%43.5%
Real Clear PoliticsAugust 29, 2020 – September 13, 2020September 18, 202050.1%43.4%
The EconomistSeptember 18, 202053.0%47.0%
Five Thirty EightSeptember 18, 202050.3%43.6%
Results

Joe Biden won the presidential election against Donald Trump and was awarded Wisconsin's ten electoral votes.

Post-election issues

See main article: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.

See also: Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election. Wisconsin was one of several states where the Trump campaign sought recounts,[30] then filed lawsuits attempting to overturn the electoral slate,[31] then attempted to enlist allies in the State Legislature to choose an alternate slate of electors,[32] and finally enlisted allies in Congress to attempt to throw out the state's electoral votes during the January 6, 2021, electoral vote count. These efforts, which culminated in the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, ultimately failed to overthrow the election results.[33]

House of Representatives

See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin and 2020 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election. The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 3, 2020, to elect Wisconsin's delegation to the United States House of Representatives for the 117th United States Congress. A primary election for these offices was held on August 11, 2020. At the time of the 2020 election, Wisconsin had eight congressional districts, and in six districts the incumbent from the previous general election ran for and won re-election.

7th district special election

In the special election held on May 12, 2020, Republican state senator Tom Tiffany defeated Democrat Tricia Zunker. A special primary election for the vacant congressional seat was held concurrently with the Spring Primary, February 18, 2020.

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General election

scope=col rowspan="2" Districtscope=col rowspan="2" CPVIscope=col colspan="4" Incumbentscope=col colspan="3" Candidates[34]
scope=col rowspan="2" Result
scope=col colspan="2" Representativescope=col First elected scope=col Incumbent statusscope=col colspan="2" Candidatescope=col Ballot status
align=left rowspan="6"align=left rowspan="6" R+5align=left rowspan="6"Bryan Steilalign=left rowspan="6" 2018align=left rowspan="6" Running Bryan SteilApprovedalign=left rowspan="6" Incumbent re-elected
John BakerApproved
Jeremy J. RyanDenied
Charles E. BarmanDenied
Roger PolackApproved
Josh PadeApproved
align=left rowspan="3" align=left rowspan="3" D+18align=left rowspan="3" Mark Pocanalign=left rowspan="3" 2012align=left rowspan="3" Running Mark PocanApprovedalign=left rowspan="3" Incumbent re-elected
Peter TheronApproved
Bradley J. BurtDenied
align=left rowspan="7"align=left rowspan="7" EVENalign=left rowspan="7"Ron Kindalign=left rowspan="7" 1996align=left rowspan="7" Running Ron KindApprovedalign=left rowspan="7" Incumbent re-elected
Mark NeumannApproved
Derrick Van OrdenApproved
Jessi EbbenApproved
Brandon CookDenied
Jonathan SundblomDenied
Kevin John RuscherDenied
align=left rowspan="7"align=left rowspan="7" D+25align=left rowspan="7"Gwen Moorealign=left rowspan="7" 2004align=left rowspan="7" Running Gwen MooreApprovedalign=left rowspan="7" Incumbent re-elected
David TurnerDenied
Tim RogersApproved
Cindy WernerApproved
Travis R. ClarkDenied
Robert R. RaymondApproved
Aneb Jah Rasta Sensas-Utcha Nefer-1Denied
align=left rowspan="3" align=left rowspan="3" R+13align=left rowspan="3" align=left rowspan="3" 1978align=left rowspan="3" Not RunningApprovedalign=left rowspan="3" Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Cliff DeTempleApproved
Tom PalzewiczApproved
align=left rowspan="4" align=left rowspan="4" R+8align=left rowspan="4" Glenn Grothmanalign=left rowspan="4" 2014align=left rowspan="4" Running Glenn GrothmanApprovedalign=left rowspan="4" Incumbent re-elected
Jessica KingApproved
Matthew L. BoorApproved
Michael G. BeardsleyApproved
align=left rowspan="3" align=left rowspan="3" R+8align=left rowspan="3" Tom Tiffanyalign=left rowspan="3" 2020 (special)align=left rowspan="3" Running Tom TiffanyApprovedalign=left rowspan="3" Incumbent re-elected
Tricia ZunkerApproved
Ken DriessenDenied
align=left rowspan="3" align=left rowspan="3" R+7align=left rowspan="3" Mike Gallagheralign=left rowspan="3" 2016align=left rowspan="3" Running Mike GallagherApprovedalign=left rowspan="3" Incumbent re-elected
Amanda StuckApproved
Robbie HoffmanDenied

State offices

Legislative

State senate

See main article: 2020 Wisconsin State Senate election. The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election in 2020.[35] Democrats and Republicans both had seven occupied seats and one vacant seat up in this election, for a total of eight seats each. Seven incumbent senators have filed official papers of non-candidacy (including two vacancies).[36] Five candidates were running unopposed.

Prior to the election, Republicans controlled the chamber with a 18 to 13 majority.

Summary
SeatsParty

(majority caucus shading)

VacantTotal
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Total after last election (2018)1419-33
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Total before this election1318233
Up for election77216
This election610-16
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Total after this election1221-33
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Change in total 2 2
Candidates
DistrictIncumbentPartyElected Member[37] PartyResults
2Robert CowlesRepRobert CowlesRepParty hold
4Lena TaylorDemLena TaylorDemParty hold
6La Tonya JohnsonDemLa Tonya JohnsonDemParty hold
8Alberta DarlingRepAlberta DarlingRepParty hold
10Patty SchachtnerDemRob StafsholtRepRepublican gain
12Vacated by a RepublicanMary FelzkowskiRepParty hold
14Luther OlsenRepJoan BallwegRepParty hold
16Mark F. MillerDemMelissa AgardDemParty hold
18Dan FeyenRepDan FeyenRepParty hold
20Duey StroebelRepDuey StroebelRepParty hold
22Robert WirchDemRobert WirchDemParty hold
24Patrick TestinRepPatrick TestinRepParty hold
26Fred RisserDemKelda RoysDemParty hold
28Dave CraigRepJulian BradleyRepParty hold
30Dave HansenDemEric WimbergerRepRepublican gain
32Vacated by a DemocratBrad PfaffDemParty hold

State Assembly

See main article: 2020 Wisconsin State Assembly election. All of the 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in 2020.[38] Right before this election, 63 Assembly seats were held by Republicans, 34 seats were held by Democrats, and two seats were vacant.

Summary
SeatsParty

(majority caucus shading)

VacantTotal
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%" Total after last election (2018)3663-99
nowrap style="font-size:80%" Total before this election3463299
Up for election3463299
This election3861-99
nowrap style="font-size:80%" Total after this election3861-99
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Change in total 2 2
Candidates

Before the election, 13 incumbent Assembly members filed paperwork declaring that they would not run for re-election:[36] 11 retired at the end of their term, and two members, both Democrats, had already vacated their seats. 18 incumbents ran unopposed in their re-election campaigns. Three incumbents were successfully challenged by other candidates, and defeated in the election..

Judicial

Three judicial appointees of former governor Scott Walker were defeated in the 2020 spring election - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, and Milwaukee Circuit Court judges Paul Dedinsky and Daniel Gabler.[39]

State Supreme Court

Election Name:2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:2019 Wisconsin elections#State Supreme Court
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Next Year:2023
Election Date:April 7, 2020
Image1:3x4.svg
Nominee1:Jill Karofsky
Color1:c0c0c0
Popular Vote1:855,573
Percentage1:55.2%
Nominee2:Daniel Kelly
Color2:c0c0c0
Popular Vote2:693,134
Percentage2:44.7%
Map Size:240px
Justice
Before Election:Daniel Kelly
Before Party:Nonpartisan politician
After Election:Jill Karofsky
After Party:Nonpartisan politician
Outgoing Members:2011
Elected Members:2030

Justice Kelly was appointed to a vacant seat in 2016 by Governor Scott Walker. Under Wisconsin law, the seat must come up for a new election for a full term on the next year when there is no other scheduled supreme court election. Since there were supreme court elections in Wisconsin scheduled in 2017, 2018, and 2019, the election for this seat was scheduled for 2020.

Candidates
Results

While the election was formally nonpartisan, the result of the general election was regarded as a victory for the Democratic Party, as the liberal Democratic Party-backed Karofsky defeated the conservative Republican Party-backed Daniel Kelly, who also carried the endorsement of Republican Party incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump.[42] [43]

State Court of Appeals

Three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2020.

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State circuit courts

34 of the state's 249 circuit court seats were up for election in 2020. Eight of those seats were contested. Two incumbent judges were defeated - Milwaukee County judges Paul Dedinsky and Daniel Gabler.

CircuitBranchIncumbentElectedDefeatedDefeated in primary
NameVotes%NameVotes%Name(s)
Barron2J. Michael Bitney J. Michael Bitney8,98199.77%
3Maureen D. Boyle Maureen D. Boyle8,96299.79%
Brown8Beau G. LiegeoisBeau G. Liegeois29,03555.62%Andy Williams23,07944.21%
Chippewa3Steven R. Cray Benjamin Lane8,83956.57%Sharon Gibbs McIlquham6,77443.35%
Dane7William E. HanrahanWilliam E. Hanrahan127,67398.86%
Dodge1Brian A. Pfitzinger Brian A. Pfitzinger16,773100.00%
4Steven Bauer Kristine A. Snow10,35150.82%James T. Sempf10,01749.18%
Dunn1James M. Peterson James M. Peterson8,283100.00%
Eau Claire2Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher20,24699.19%
Florence - ForestLeon D. Stenz Leon D. Stenz2,18955.25%Robert A. Kennedy, Jr.1,77044.67%
Fond du Lac1Dale L. EnglishDale L. English20,17099.96%
IronAnthony J. Stella, Jr. Anthony J. Stella, Jr.1,92799.02%
Juneau2Paul S. CurranPaul S. Curran5,28298.84%
Kenosha3Bruce E. Schroeder Bruce E. Schroeder26,06398.70%
Marathon3Lamont K. Jacobson LaMont K. Jacobson26,45599.31%
Marinette1David G. Miron Jane Kopish Sequin5,39751.30%Mike Perry5,12348.70%
Menominee - Shawano1James R. Habeck Tony A. Kordus7,42096.05%
Milwaukee2Milton L. Childs Sr. Milton L. Childs Sr.127,58599.10%
5Paul DedinskyBrett Blomme99,09158.28%Paul Dedinsky70,00541.17%Zach Whitney
7Thomas J. McAdams Thomas J. McAdams123,47498.88%
16Brittany GraysonBrittany Grayson126,15199.20%
24Janet ProtasiewiczJanet Protasiewicz125,23999.11%
27Kevin E. Martens Kevin E. Martens123,24899.05%
29Dan GablerRebecca Kiefer122,79870.60%Dan Gabler50,60229.09%
32Laura Gramling PerezLaura Gramling Perez126,22799.15%
Oneida1Patrick F. O'Melia Patrick F. O'Melia9,21099.47%
Outagamie2Nancy J. KruegerEmily I. Lonergan35,172100.00%
3Mitchell J. MetropulosMitchell J. Metropulos35,126100.00%
St. Croix1Scott J. Nordstrand Scott J. Nordstrand15,25098.85%
WashburnEugene D. Harrington Angeline E. Winton4,03499.60%
Washington2James K. MuehlbauerJames K. Muehlbauer31,757100.00%
Waukesha5Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr. Jack Melvin67,79255.97%Sarah A. Ponath53,05943.81%
Waupaca2Vicki L. Clussman Vicki L. Clussman10,66499.63%
Wood1Gregory J. Potter Gregory J. Potter16,27099.47%

Constitutional amendment

Marsy's Law Amendment
Additional rights of crime victims. Shall section 9m of article I of the constitution, which gives certain rights to crime victims, be amended to give crime victims additional rights, to require that the rights of crime victims be protected with equal force to the protections afforded the accused while leaving the federal constitutional rights of the accused intact, and to allow crime victims to enforce their rights in court?
Date:April 7, 2020
Yes:1,106,399
No:370,941
Total:370,941
Mapcaption:Yes:

In the April election, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to enact the Wisconsin version of Marsy's Law. The amendment is intended to provide additional rights to victims of crimes, but the language of the Wisconsin referendum was criticized by legal experts as being vague and misleading.[50]

Local offices

Appleton

Kenosha

Milwaukee

Racine

Wausau

See also

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Corasaniti. Nick. 15 States Have Postponed Their Primaries Because of Coronavirus. Here's a List.. April 7, 2020. The New York Times. April 8, 2020. Saul. Stephanie.
  3. News: Glauber. Bill. In matter of seconds, Republicans stall Gov. Tony Evers' move to postpone Tuesday election. April 4, 2020. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 7, 2020. Marley. Patrick.
  4. News: Beck. Molly. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls special session to stop in-person voting, but Republican leaders say it should go forward. April 3, 2020. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 7, 2020.
  5. News: Karson. Kendall. Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks order by governor suspending in-person voting, putting Tuesday's election back on track. April 6, 2020. April 12, 2020.
  6. News: Herndon. Astead W.. Wisconsin Election Fight Heralds a National Battle Over Virus-Era Voting. April 6, 2020. The New York Times. April 7, 2020. Rutenberg. Jim.
  7. News: Molly. Beck. As election day arrives, voters hoping to avoid coronavirus say they are still waiting for absentee ballots. April 7, 2020. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 7, 2020.
  8. News: Jannene. Jeramey. Where Are the Missing Ballots?. April 6, 2020. Urban Milwaukee. April 7, 2020.
  9. Web site: Wisconsin is discovering problems with absentee ballots, including hundreds that were never delivered. Marley. Patrick. Dirr. Alison. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. en. April 9, 2020.
  10. News: Editorial: Evers' ban on in-person voting was the right call to ensure a safe, fair election during coronavirus pandemic. April 6, 2020. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 7, 2020.
  11. News: Epstein. Reid J.. Why Wisconsin Republicans Insisted on an Election in a Pandemic. April 7, 2020. The New York Times. April 7, 2020.
  12. News: Wisconsin Election: Voters Forced to Choose Between Protecting Their Health and Their Civic Duty. April 7, 2020. The New York Times. April 7, 2020.
  13. News: Herndon. Astead W.. Voting in Wisconsin During a Pandemic: Lines, Masks and Plenty of Fear. April 7, 2020. The New York Times. April 8, 2020. Burns. Alexander.
  14. News: Herndon. Astead W.. They Turned Out to Vote in Wisconsin During a Health Crisis. Here's Why.. The New York Times. April 8, 2020.
  15. News: Election day live blog. April 7, 2020. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 7, 2020.
  16. News: Jannene. Jeramey. Why Does Madison Have More Voting Sites Than Milwaukee?. April 7, 2020. Urban Milwaukee. April 7, 2020.
  17. News: Jannene. Jeramey. Long Lines at Milwaukee's Polling Places. April 7, 2020. April 7, 2020.
  18. News: Mikkelson. Marti. Milwaukee Election Chief: Despite Some Issues, In-Person Voting Went Smoothly. 8 April 2020. WUWM/NPR. 25 April 2020.
  19. News: Bill. Ruthhart. In battleground Wisconsin, long voter lines, no election results and a missed opportunity to build toward November. April 7, 2020. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2020.
  20. News: Shabad. Rebecca. Wisconsin voters face long waits, lines amid coronavirus outbreak. April 7, 2020. NBC News. April 7, 2020. Egan. Lauren.
  21. News: Kate. Sullivan. Republican Wisconsin assembly speaker wears protective gear while telling voters they are 'incredibly safe to go out'. April 7, 2020. CNN. April 7, 2020.
  22. Web site: April 1, 2020 Voter Registration Statistics Wisconsin Elections Commission . elections.wi.gov . Wisconsin Elections Commission.
  23. Web site: Election Day Update Blog Wisconsin Elections Commission . elections.wi.gov . Wisconsin Elections Commission . April 14, 2020.
  24. Web site: Voter turnout hit 34% for Wisconsin Supreme Court race, 71% of ballots were cast absentee . FOX6Now.com . WITI . April 14, 2020 . en . April 14, 2020.
  25. Web site: Rakich . Nathaniel . What Went Down In The Wisconsin Primary . FiveThirtyEight . April 14, 2020 . April 14, 2020.
  26. Web site: Parks. Miles. 15 April 2020. 'In The End, The Voters Responded': Surprising Takeaways From Wisconsin's Election. 2021-02-18. NPR.org. en.
  27. Web site: Spicuzza . Mary . U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson call for investigation into Wisconsin's missing absentee ballots . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . April 11, 2020 . en . April 9, 2020.
  28. Web site: Absentee Ballot Report - April 7, 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary Wisconsin Elections Commission . elections.wi.gov . Wisconsin Elections Commission . April 27, 2020 . April 21, 2020.
  29. News: First results in for April 7 Wisconsin election: Joe Biden, Donald Trump win primaries . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . Reilly . Briana . .
  30. News: Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump, cementing the president's failure to change the election results . . November 20, 2020 . Rosalind S. . Helderman . Amy . Gardner . February 19, 2021 .
  31. News: Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Biden's win, rejects Trump lawsuit . . December 14, 2020 . Patrick . Marley . February 19, 2021 .
  32. News: Could lawmakers 'mess' with Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes? Possibly . . November 30, 2020 . Anya . Van Wagtendonk . February 19, 2021 .
  33. News: Tom Tiffany, Scott Fitzgerald say they would have rejected Biden's victory in Wisconsin had there been a vote in Congress . . January 6, 2021 . Craig . Gilbert . Bill . Glauber . February 19, 2021 .
  34. Candidate Tracking by Office 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 . . June 5, 2020 . June 8, 2020 .
  35. Web site: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020 . Ballotpedia . April 8, 2020.
  36. Incumbents Who Have Filed a Notifications of Noncandidacy (EL-163) for the November 3, 2020 General Election . May 22, 2020 . . May 31, 2020 .
  37. News: Wisconsin Elections Results . November 18, 2020 . elections.ap.org . November 19, 2020 .
  38. Web site: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020. Ballotpedia. April 8, 2020.
  39. Walker judicial appointees fail to keep seats, plus more judicial election results . Wisconsin Law Journal . April 14, 2020 . April 14, 2020 . Paukner . Michaela .
  40. Web site: Vielmetti . Bruce . Marquette law professor Ed Fallone announces run for state Supreme Court in 2020 . . March 27, 2019.
  41. Web site: Beck . Molly . Challengers line up to take on Supreme Court justice in 2020 . . April 30, 2019.
  42. Web site: Epstein . Reid J. . Upset Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Gives Democrats a Lift . The New York Times . April 14, 2020 . April 13, 2020.
  43. Web site: Election results: Wisconsin spring primary election . projects.jsonline.com . Journal Sentinel . April 14, 2020.
  44. News: Brown County voters to decide court, presidential races . April 6, 2020 . April 9, 2020 . The Press Times .
  45. Summary Results Report 2020 Spring Election & Pres Pref April 7, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . .
  46. News: Chippewa County features area's only contested judicial race . Holtz . Dan . January 8, 2020 . April 9, 2020 . The Chippewa Herald .
  47. News: Kristine Snow feels her experience will make a difference in circuit court race . Pederson . T. . March 16, 2020 . April 9, 2020 . Beaver Dam Daily Citizen .
  48. News: In race with questions about true residency, 2 challengers seek to unseat Scott Walker court appointee . Vielmetti . Bruce . February 14, 2020 . April 9, 2020 . .
  49. News: Children's Court prosecutor to challenge Scott Walker appointee in 2020 judicial election . Vielmetti . Bruce . February 18, 2020 . April 9, 2020 . .
  50. News: Marsy's Law constitutional amendment passes overwhelmingly in Wisconsin, giving more rights to victims of crimes . . Schulte . Laura . Beck . Molly . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020.
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  53. News: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett easily wins reelection in race against state Sen. Lena Taylor . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . Spicuzza . Mary . Dirr . Alison . .
  54. News: State Rep. David Crowley edges state Sen. Chris Larson for Milwaukee County exec . Bice . Daniel . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . .
  55. News: Candidate for Milwaukee City Attorney says he tested positive for COVID-19 . April 6, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . . Marshall . Julia.
  56. News: Tearman Spencer wins Milwaukee city attorney's race, upsetting longtime incumbent Grant Langley . . Jones . Meg . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 .
  57. News: Racine Unified's $1 billion referendum passes by 5 votes; recount not automatic . April 13, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . . Sievers . Caitlin .
  58. News: Referendum recount: Day one brings margin from 5 to 3; recount to resume Monday . April 18, 2020 . April 21, 2020 . . Jones . Stephanie.
  59. News: $1B Racine schools referendum, subject to recount after petition, passes by 4 votes . . April 24, 2020 . April 24, 2020 . .
  60. News: Unanimous state Supreme Court blocks attempt to re-examine ballots in narrowly decided Racine school referendum . April 12, 2022 . Patrick . Marley . . April 13, 2022 .
  61. News: Wausau mayoral race: Katie Rosenberg defeats and unseats Robert Mielke, based on unofficial results . . April 13, 2020 . Schulte . Laura . May 13, 2020 .