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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A recount in Wisconsin’s largest county demanded by Republican President Donald Trump’s election campaign ended Friday with Democratic President-elect Joe Biden winning votes.
After the recount in Milwaukee County, Biden had a net gain of 132 votes, out of nearly 460,000 cast. Overall, Biden got 257 votes to Trump’s 125.
Trump’s campaign had demanded re-counts in two of Wisconsin’s most populous and Democratic-leaning counties, after losing Wisconsin to Biden by more than 20,000 votes. The two counts will cost the Trump campaign $ 3 million. Dane County is expected to finish its count on Sunday.
Overall, Biden won the November 3 US presidential election with 306 Electoral College votes, far more than the 270 needed for victory, versus Trump’s 232. Biden also leads by more than six million in the popular vote count.
After the recount ended, Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said, “The recount demonstrates what we already know: that elections in Milwaukee County are fair, transparent, accurate and safe.”
The Trump campaign is still expected to pose a legal challenge to the overall outcome in Wisconsin, but time is running out. The state must certify its presidential result on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Tim Reid; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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