Wisconsin Sees Record Voter Turnout for Midterm

State elections officials report 59.4 percent of adults in Wisconsin voted on
Tuesday, based on unofficial results. That is a record for voter turnout in a
midterm election. The number of absentee ballots cast prior to Election Day was
also a record for a midterm. 

The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the
election was relatively trouble-free, with no evidence of hacking, voter fraud,
or suppression. Counties will begin certifying their vote totals next week, and
must have them to the elections commission by November 20^th. The
commission then has to certify those results within ten days of receiving the
last county canvass report or December 3^rd, whichever comes first. 

Under a law passed in 2017, candidates can only seek a recount when they lost
by less than one-percent of the vote, or by less than 40 votes in races where
fewer than 4,000 votes were cast.