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Live 2024 Wisconsin presidential election results
Wisconsin is expected to be a key swing state in the race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
The 2024 presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump may be a statistical toss-up, but election forecasters have seemed to reach one consensus: seven key swing states will decide the outcome.
Yes, all eyes will be on Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on election night — and possibly the following days as well — as votes are tallied and states are called.
Follow live 2024 Wisconsin presidential election results below.
2024 Wisconsin presidential election information:
- Which Wisconsin county election results should you watch?
- What were the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin?
Live 2024 Wisconsin presidential election results
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When do polls close in Wisconsin?
9 p.m. ET
How many electoral votes does Wisconsin have?
10
Which Wisconsin county election results should you watch?
In Wisconsin, the first vote results reported on election night tend to be a mix of ballots cast on Election Day and in advance. In the April presidential primaries, more than a third of counties reported most or all of their vote results in their first vote report of the night — including in-person Election Day votes as well as mail-in and early votes.
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But larger counties, including the Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Dane, took much longer. Their first vote update of the night included only a small share of the total votes cast. In a close race, that likely means waiting for final results in both places to know who has won the state.
In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton lost to Trump despite winning Milwaukee County with 66% of the vote; Dane County, the home of Madison, with 70%; and LaCrosse County with 51%. Four years later, Biden won Milwaukee with 69% of the vote, Dane with 76%, and LaCrosse with 56%, eking out a narrow statewide victory.
Trump carried Brown County, the home of Green Bay, in 2016 and 2020 with about 52% of the vote, but Biden improved upon Clinton’s showing there by about 4 percentage points on his way to a win.
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Along with support in the more rural parts of the state, Trump will likely need to post big numbers in the “WOW” counties of Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington in suburban Milwaukee to counter the heavy Democratic support Harris will likely claim in Milwaukee and Dane.
The Associated Press doesn’t make projections and will declare a winner only when it has determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap. If a race hasn’t been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, like candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear it hasn’t declared a winner and explain why.
Recounts are not automatic in Wisconsin, but candidates may request and pay for one if the vote margin is less than a percentage point. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is eligible for a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
What were the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin?
Biden (D) 50%, Trump (R) 49%
AP race call: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 2:16 p.m. ET.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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