What Happened In Wisconsin Election Yesterday

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What happened in wisconsin election yesterday. Yesterday wisconsin became the first state to hold an election since the covid 19 coronavirus shut down most aspects of public life in the united states and it was a complete mess. Democrat patty schachtner a county medical examiner managed to. Voters forced to choose between their health and their civic duty the state was the first to hold a major election with in person voting since stay at home orders were. Despite wisconsin being under a shelter in place order since march 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic polls still opened in the state s primary election on tuesday april 7.
Content for this website comes from pbs wisconsin and wpr broadcasts as well as other state and national news and information sources. View 2020 primary election results interactive maps poll information and candidate fundraising totals in each state and us territory. Until trump took office midterm and off year elections weren t generally something most voters turn out for but just like in 2018 yesterday s elections saw some sweeping changes across the country. Wisconsin held the first in person election on tuesday in the middle of the us coronavirus outbreak.
Wisconsin s spring election appears to be back on after the state supreme court blocked an executive order from gov. That is not what happened. The state government of wisconsin led by governor anthony steven evers a democrat made the decision to go forward with the primary and with in person voting.