Wisconsin U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hove Tours Miltrim Farm in Athens - Photo by MWC's Tom Schumacher
MADISON, WI (WSAU) – Nearly two weeks after the very close general election to choose who represents Wisconsin for the next six years in the U.S. Senate, Republican Eric Hovde has conceded the race to Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
Hovde, who conceded in a video he posted on X on Monday titled “Thank you for your support. It’s time to move on.” He stated he decided to run for office due to his concern for the “excessive spending” in Washington, D.C., and because he “loves our country and is deeply concerned about its direction,” while saying he will “look for other ways to make a positive impact.”
Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming responded to Hovde’s post by saying, “Thank you Eric Hovde for running a hard-fought and honorable campaign against an entrenched career politician. Eric’s campaign was focused on ideas, not personal attacks, which resulted in the second most votes in Wisconsin Republican history. We have a stronger party as a result of Eric’s work.”
The day after the election, the Associated Press announced that Baldwin had won the race, and last week, Decision Desk HQ also called the race for Baldwin when she received more than 49% of the vote after all votes were tabulated.
Many of Hovde’s supporters called for his campaign to initiate a recount before the November 19th deadline due to concerns over a 4 a.m. ballot count drop that went almost entirely in Baldwin’s favor, but Hovde previously stated in a separate video that was released last week that a recount would not change much due to the process “only recounting the same ballots regardless of their integrity.”
Baldwin, who has held the Senate seat since 2012 and will turn 63 this upcoming February, has represented the Badger State since she was first elected to the state assembly in 1993.
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