Republican Eric Hovde refused Tuesday to concede defeat in the Wisconsin Senate race, casting doubt on the results despite a lack of evidence of any wrongdoing in last week's election.

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde is refusing to concede defeat to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Republicans reelected Robin Vos as the speaker of the state Assembly on Tuesday, a position he has held longer than anyone in state history and that he reclaimed despite a challenge from a more conservative lawmaker and Democratic gains in the election.

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde questioned the Wisconsin election results that reflect his loss to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) in a Tuesday video posted on the social platform X.

Republican businessman Eric Hovde has yet to concede the Wisconsin Senate race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). He has not made a public statement since the day after the election last week, nor has he requested a recount in the race. Baldwin won the race by 29,166 votes, beating Hovde 49.4% to 48.5%.

Senate Democrat Tammy Baldwin won re-election Tuesday because she outperformed her party’s standard-bearer, Kamala Harris, across most of Wisconsin, but especially in smaller counties where former President Donald Trump made his biggest gains and in election wards with lower incomes and lower rates of college education.

Wisconsin was a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with 10 electoral votes at stake.

Both the Republican and the Democratic parties scored key victories on Tuesday that they will try to build on as they shift the focus to state races.

Wisconsin's hotly contested race for U.S. Senate between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, appeared to be close enough early Wednesday for a recount to be requested.

Republicans retained key congressional seats in Wisconsin with a third race still undecided early Wednesday morning. U.S. Rep.

As of about 4 p.m. Tuesday, at least 3,415,306 Wisconsinites had voted in the presidential election, per the Associated Press. That's with 99% of the vote reported and not including write-in votes for president, meaning the final voter total will be higher.

Unofficial results show about 73% of Wisconsin’s voting-age population cast ballots in the 2024 presidential race, with the raw number of voters topping out at the highest in state history.