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Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has won another term in office, after defeating Republican challenger Tim Michels in their neck-and-neck contest, according to three major networks.
Speaking from Milwaukee in the early hours of Wednesday, Michels said he had called Evers to concede. “Unfortunately the math doesn’t add up,” he said, adding that he wished the Evers family well.
Evers first won the seat in a 2018 upset after ousting incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Heading into 2022, he needed to recreate that same magic, with Wisconsin remaining one of the most purple states in the nation. While former President Donald Trump won the state by less than a point in 2016, four years later President Joe Biden won the state by less than a point in 2020.