Joe Biden Takes Wisconsin, In Midst Of Coronavirus Fears
It was a rocky road to the polls in Wisconsin, former Vice President Joe Biden came out of the state's primary election because the leader, with 63 percent of the vote and 100 percent
of precincts reporting, followed by Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) who garnered 32 percent of the vote. President Donald Trump won the Republican primary, as expected.
Wisconsin determined to go ahead with their election despite
other states deciding to postpone their elections because of the spread of coronavirus across the globe and tips by the Centers for Infection Control and Prevention to socially distance yourself and stay indoors while possible, according to the
New York Times. This comes immediately after a wild 48 hours in the Wisconsin capitol in which Governor Tony Evers reported on Monday (April 6) that the state would halt in-person voting and push elections to June 9 due to coronavirus concerns,
POLITICO first reported. Several hours later, though, the state's Supreme Court reversed Evers's decision, and the people of
Wisconsin had to go into their polling places to cast their votes.
To account for a rush of mail-in ballots, the state delayed calling its final tally up until right after April 13.
According to NPR, 71 percent of voters used mail-in ballots, ostensibly in a task to observe social distancing and delay the spread of the coronavirus.
Wisconsin joins a dozen other states who have contained their primary this year, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, and
Virginia.
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