2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

The 2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary took place on April 7, 2020. It is one of the Republican Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election.

For primaries in other races, see 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin.
2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary
April 7, 2020
52 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump
Home state Florida[1]
Delegate count 52
Popular vote 617,201
Percentage 98.21%
Elections in Wisconsin

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics § Wisconsin

The April 7 primary elections and the election for a state Supreme Court justice and other local races ran as scheduled. Many poll workers have not wanted to put their health at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, and polling places across the state faced a shortage of workers. Health officials were concerned about enforcing social distancing guidelines. Governor Tony Evers (D) proposed changing to an all-mail-in election, but the idea was rejected by the Republican-controlled legislature.[2] Despite admitting that he would violate the law by doing so,[3] Evers then issued an executive order on April 6 to postpone the election to June 9. Republican leaders immediately announced that they would challenge the order in the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[4][5] The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Evers did not have the authority to postpone the elections, thus meaning that Evers' executive order was nullified, and that the elections would be held as scheduled on April 7.[6][4][7] By the time the election concluded, Milwaukee Election Commissioner Neil Albrecht stated that despite some of the problems, the in-person voting ran smoothly.[8]

Results

2020 Wisconsin Republican primary
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Donald Trump 617,200 98.21% 52
Write-ins 11,268 1.79%
Total 628,468 100% 52

100% of the vote in [9]

See also

References
  1. Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Coronavirus is disrupting the 2020 election. Here’s a list of all the primaries that have been postponed by Yelena Dzhanova, CNBC, 2 Apr 2020
  3. Governor Evers Tweet April 1 2020
  4. CNN, Eric Bradner and Kate Sullivan (6 April 2020). "Wisconsin governor orders delay of primary election until June". CNN. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. Corasaniti, Nick; Epstein, Reid J.; Lerer, Lisa (2020-04-06). "Wisconsin Governor Postpones Tuesday's Elections; G.O.P. Plans Challenge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. "Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Evers cannot postpone election". WISN. Associated Press. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. Ruthhart, Bill. "Wisconsin governor issues executive order to delay Tuesday's election until June". chicagotribune.com.
  8. Mikkelson, Marti. "Milwaukee Election Chief: Despite Some Issues, In-Person Voting Went Smoothly". www.wuwm.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  9. Nast, Condé. "Wisconsin Primary Election 2020: Live Results, Maps, and Analysis". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
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