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The2020 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary took place on April 7, 2020. It is one of theRepublican Party primaries for the2020 presidential election.
The April 7 primary elections and the election for astate Supreme Court justice and other local races ran as scheduled. Many poll workers have not wanted to put their health at risk during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, and polling places across the state faced a shortage of workers. Health officials were concerned about enforcing social distancing guidelines. GovernorTony Evers (D) proposed changing to an all-mail-in election, but the idea was rejected by the Republican-controlledlegislature.[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 theWisconsin 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]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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| 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 |
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