Associated Press calls Wisconsin for Joe Biden; Trump campaign vows recount
Joe Biden has won Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes, moving the former vice president to the threshold of the presidency, depending on the outcome in just a few remaining swing states.
The Orpheum Theatre serves as a polling location on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
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Young voters fill out their ballots at the Orpheum Theatre.
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Voters cast ballots and Election Officials process absentee ballots at the polling place at the Orpheum Theatre.
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Signs notify voters of the polling place at the Orpheum Theatre, on Election Day in Madison.
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A voter leaves the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on the morning of Election Day.
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Margaret Berg and her friend Katya Maes walk along North Shore Drive in Madison in United States Post Office box costumes. Berg made the costumes out of boxes from new patio heaters, and the two women walked around downtown Madison the morning of Election Day.
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Voters fill in ballots behind privacy screens at the Olbrich Gardens polling place on Election Day in Madison, Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
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Election Officials Tom Otto and Alex Foote feed absentee ballots into the voting tabulator machine at the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on Election Day in Madison. Absentee ballots were delivered to each polling location, and Election Officials spent the day processing them.
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One of Madison’s busiest polling places, O’Keeffe Middle School, had a slow stream of voters in and out of its doors on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
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Election Officials Jess Wilson and Jessie Chmell process absentee ballots at the the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place.
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According to the Dane County Clerk, Olbrich Gardens is one of Madison’s busiest polling places..
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Election Official Sharon Lewandowski sanitizes a voting booth at the Olbrich Gardens polling place on Tuesday.
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Voters wait in line and filled out ballots at Olbrich Gardens Tuesday morning.
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Election Official Bonnie Buchanan sits at the voter registration table at Olbrich Gardens.
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An Election Official holds a stack of absentee ballots as she waits in line to put them into the voting machine at Olbrich Gardens on Tuesday morning.
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Voters and Election Officials stream in and out of the commons at Olbrich Gardens Tuesday morning.
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A voter fills in her ballot at the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday..
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An Election Official moves from one station to another to process absentee ballots while a voter fills in his ballot behind a privacy screen, at O’Keeffe Middle School Tuesday morning.
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A voter fills out a ballot behind a privacy screen at O’Keeffe Middle School Tuesday morning.
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Logan Millenbah holds a sign, directing voters to the Chazen Museum polling place on Election Day in Madison, Tuesday, November 3.
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A Prius with “Vote” written on the windows is parked outside of the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, which serves as a polling place on Election Day.
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Signs direct voters to the polling place within the University of Wisconsin - Madison Memorial Union on Election Day.
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Election Official Lindsey Weiss stands in line to process voters’ absentee ballots at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Memorial Union polling place on Tuesday morning.
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Voting booths are empty as Election Officials wait in line to process absentee ballots at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Memorial Union Tuesday morning.
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Hand sanitizer and “I voted” stickers are available for voters at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Memorial Union polling place, on Election Day.
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Election Official Nate Stevens assists voter Joan Wheeler with curbside voting outside of the Faith Bible Community Church polling place on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, November 3.
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Election Officials and University of Wisconsin - Madison Juniors Kisa Sow and Jordan Shapiro wait on the sidewalk of W. Johnson Street for curbside voters, as a person sleeps on a doorstep behind them, on Election Day in Madison.
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A cyclist rides past the Orpheum Theatre polling place on Election Day.
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Londyn and Lily sit in the back of a mini van as a small crowd gathers in the plaza at the corner of N. Carroll Street and State Street in support of the anti-racism movement, on Election Night in Madison, Tuesday, November 3.
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As a small crowd gathers near the Capitol, Jalynn Hoffer (3) peeks through an opening in the art installment the evening of Election night.
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Londyn and Lily play in the plaza at the corner of N. Carroll Street and State Street as a small crowd gathers in support of the anti-racism movement, on Election Night in Madison, on Tuesday, November 3.
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The marquee at the Orpheum Theatre reads "Vote out voter suppression", on Election night, Tuesday, November 3.
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Scott Ball uses a flashlight to see the carne asada steak on his grill, during an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison, on Tuesday night.
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Frances Ball (9) plays a glowing stacking game in the rooftop tent of a camper, while the election news is projected on a screen below her, at an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison Tuesday night.
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Neighbors gather for an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison, on Tuesday, November 3..
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Frances Ball (9) and Anna King (9) sit on a blanket, in the street and watch the election news at an outdoor election results block party.
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Annie Kubena and her dog Vinnie settle in for a long night of watching election news, at their home in Madison, on Tuesday, November 3.
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Gary Olson and Tony Cass watch election coverage on televisions at Wilson’s Bar in Madison on Election night.
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Sports and election coverage are shown on televisions at Wilson’s Bar in Madison on Tuesday night.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison psychology major Madeline Wellman poses for a portrait with a #BadgersVote mask, outside of Smith Residence Hall on Election Day.
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Robert Crisler stands on the side of Dayton Street, holding a sign directing voters to the poling place at Nicholas Recreation Center, at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, on Tuesday afternoon.
The state has multiple, overlapping safeguards aimed at preventing ineligible voters from casting ballots, tampering with the ballots or altering vote totals.
Voters approved a $317 million capital referendum to overhaul the high schools and a $33 million operating referendum by more than 50 percentage points.
Residents of battleground Wisconsin headed to the polls Tuesday amid the divisions fueled by Donald Trump's presidency and a pandemic that's infected more than 232,000 people, killed 2,050 and convinced more than 40% of voting-age people to cast their ballots early.
