>> Wisconsin was the tipping point for Donald Trump's
victory. When our results came in, they pushed him over the
top. Final results Trump with 49.7% of the vote to Kamala
Harris's 48.8%. In Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race, incumbent
Democrat Tammy Baldwin beat Republican Eric Hovde by a
similarly close margin, with Baldwin at 49.4% to Hovde 48.5%.
Senior political reporter Zach Schultz has more now.
>> Election day 2024 arrived with gray skies and a steady
rain as voters cast their ballots. Democrats were
convinced Kamala Harris was pulling away in the final days
of the election. >> There were a lot of people
who didn't think we could do this.
chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. He says it was the
hard work of thousands of volunteers who convinced voters
to send Donald Trump back to the white House.
>> This got done because volunteers and staff across this
state went out and talked to over a million and a half
voters. started coming in and showed the
race for president and U.S. Senate would be tight. The
election night party for Democrat Tammy Baldwin was
largely empty. Baldwin herself never showed. It was up to
Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez to inform the handful
of supporters it would be a late night.
some of these results roll in, and I want to level with you. We
are likely not going to know the Senate results until much, much
later in the evening. >> Republican Eric Hovde mingled
with guests at his party, and at least they could celebrate as
state after state was called for. Donald Trump. Finally, when
it was clear the absentee ballots out of the city of
Milwaukee, central count would not be enough for Harris to
catch up to Trump in Wisconsin. The room erupted.
>> Wisconsin is the state that put Donald Trump over 270
electoral votes last night. >> However, there were enough
votes left for Baldwin to surpass Hovde, although she had
to wait a long time to deliver her victory speech.
>> And to the people of Wisconsin, thank you for putting
your trust in me as your United your trust in me as your United