Wisconsin Republican Hovde admits he lost US Senate race, still weighing a recount

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated misleading claims about the election while he considers a recount. Hovde preleased a video...

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledges to work with Trump and calls for less division

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin pledged during her reelection victory speech Thursday to work with President-elect Donald Trump when possible, but she also vowed to fight him to protect the national health care law and abortion rights. Baldwin...

Why AP called the Michigan Senate race for Elissa Slotkin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin won Michigan's razor's-edge race for U.S. Senate, defeating former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a battle of attrition. In the end, Slotkin carried the state after there were not enough ballots left to be counted for Rogers to overtake her...

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. A unified Republican grip on...

Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin after it determined that Republican Eric Hovde wouldn't be able to take the lead once the remaining untabulated ballots were counted. With...

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin won a third term, delivering a victory for Democrats in the swing state that President-elect Donald Trump carried on Tuesday. Baldwin defeated Republican challenger Eric Hovde, a bank owner and real estate investor endorsed by...

AP Race Call: Democrat Tammy Baldwin wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Wisconsin

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin won reelection to a third term representing Wisconsin on Wednesday. Baldwin's win was key for Democrats in their hopes to maintain majority control of the Senate. She defeated Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde, who was making his second run for Senate, having...

Democrat Tammy Baldwin wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Wisconsin

Too early to call Wisconsin Senate race between Trump-backed millionaire and Democratic incumbent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was too early to declare a winner Wednesday in Wisconsin’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race that pit two-term Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin against Republican Eric Hovde, a millionaire businessman who is backed by former President Donald Trump and poured millions of...

Wisconsin's GOP Senate candidate Hovde defends not knowing much about the farm bill in a dairy state

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the U.S. farm bill in the campaign's closing days, after first saying in a debate that he is “not an expert” on the legislation that is vital to farmers in...