Did a late night time ‘poll dump’ in Milwaukee value Eric Hovde the US Senate election?

No.

Milwaukee counts absentee ballots at a central location and stories the totals solely when they’re completed.

These outcomes have been delayed a couple of hours this yr as a result of election officers in Milwaukee recounted about 30,000 absentee ballots through the night time of Nov. 3 into Nov. 4 as a result of doorways on the poll tabulators weren’t correctly sealed. 

In a Nov. 11 social media submit, consumer Finish Wokeness claimed a 3:30 a.m. “poll dump” misplaced candidate Eric Hovde the Senate race in Wisconsin. The chart within the submit exhibits no proof of fraud, simply Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s vote whole growing when Milwaukee reported its absentee poll outcomes.

Baldwin obtained 82% of votes from town’s absentee ballots and 78% general, the Milwaukee Election Fee reported.

Wisconsin regulation requires clerks to submit the variety of whole excellent absentee ballots by the shut of polls.

Baldwin received with 49.4% of the vote to Hovde’s 48.5% statewide, in line with unofficial outcomes. 

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Sources

• Milwaukee Election Fee: Newest unofficial election outcomes
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Editorial: Hovde's election claims are false. He's blaming Milwaukee – with out proof.
• PBS Information: ‘Human error’ forces recount of 30,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee
• The New York Occasions: Election officers say Wisconsin Republican's claims 'lack any benefit'
• USA Right now: Nothing improper or stunning in Wisconsin 'poll dump' | Reality test
• The New York Occasions: Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election Outcomes