2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

For primaries in other races, see 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin.

2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

April 7, 2020
52 Republican National Convention delegates
Candidate Donald Trump Uninstructed Home state Florida[1] N/A Delegate count 52 0 Popular vote 616,782 11,246 Percentage 97.87% 1.78%

The 2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary took place on April 7, 2020. It is one of the Republican Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics § Wisconsin

The April 7 primary elections and the election for a state Supreme Court justice and other local races ran as scheduled. Many poll workers have not wanted to put their health at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, and polling places across the state faced a shortage of workers. Health officials were concerned about enforcing social distancing guidelines. Governor Tony Evers (D) proposed changing to an all-mail-in election, but the idea was rejected by the Republican-controlled legislature.^[2] Despite admitting that he would violate the law by doing so,^[3] Evers then issued an executive order on April 6 to postpone the election to June 9. Republican leaders immediately announced that they would challenge the order in the Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[4][5] The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Evers did not have the authority to postpone the elections, thus meaning that Evers' executive order was nullified, and that the elections would be held as scheduled on April 7.^[6][4][7] By the time the election concluded, Milwaukee Election Commissioner Neil Albrecht stated that despite some of the problems, the in-person voting ran smoothly.^[8]

Results

2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary^[9]^[10]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates
Donald Trump	616,782	97.87	52
Adam Nicholas Paul (write-in)	246	0.04
Other Write-ins	1,924	0.31
Uninstructed Delegate	11,246	1.78
Total	630,198	100%	52

See also

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
• 2020 Wisconsin Democratic primary
• 2020 Republican National Convention
• 2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

References

1. Choi, Matthew (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
2. Coronavirus is disrupting the 2020 election. Here's a list of all the primaries that have been postponed by Yelena Dzhanova, CNBC, 2 Apr 2020
3. Governor Evers Tweet April 1 2020
4. Bradner, Eric; Sullivan, Kate (April 6, 2020). "Wisconsin governor orders delay of primary election until June". CNN. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
5. Corasaniti, Nick; Epstein, Reid J.; Lerer, Lisa (April 6, 2020). "Wisconsin Governor Postpones Tuesday's Elections; G.O.P. Plans Challenge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
6. "Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Evers cannot postpone election". WISN. Associated Press. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
7. Ruthhart, Bill (April 7, 2020). "Wisconsin governor issues executive order to delay Tuesday's election until June". chicagotribune.com.
8. Mikkelson, Marti (April 8, 2020). "Milwaukee Election Chief: Despite Some Issues, In-Person Voting Went Smoothly". www.wuwm.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
9. "April 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary Results". Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
10. "Canvass Results for 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote" (PDF). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.