Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he will not request a recount after he previously admitted he lost but floated several debunked election conspiracies.
Hovde could have requested a recount because his margin of defeat was less than 1 percentage point, at about 29,000 votes. But Hovde said he would not do that. He would have had to pay for a recount himself.
Baldwin declared victory after The Associated Press called the race for her on Nov. 6. She outperformed Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost Wisconsin by about as many votes as Baldwin defeated Hovde.
Hovde last week released a video in which he raised several debunked claims of impropriety during the election, all of which were refuted by Republicans, Democrats and nonpartisan elections officials. Later that day, he admitted in a radio interview that he had lost, but he still didn’t concede.
