Live updates: Wisconsin chooses our next president, plus dozens of other races
Nov 05, 2024
November 5 is Election Day in Wisconsin, and across the country. Voters will decide on dozens of races - everything from the next President of the United States, down to the smallest Assembly districts.Throughout the day, TMJ4 News will be updating this live blog with the latest information on elections throughout southeast Wisconsin. Check back often for the latest headlines and developments. MORE COVERAGE See Live Election Results (beginning at 8 p.m.) Follow All 2024 Election StoriesLatest updates:11:45 a.m. Voters cast ballots at Thoreau Elementary School in Milwaukee County.Voters are lining up in Brown Deer and enjoying music and entertainment while they wait.TMJ4s Gideon Verdin says lines are moving swiftly and steadily there without any problems. Gideon spoke to a voter who says his mom pulled him out of bed to cast a ballot."It was kind of confusing because I never Voted but my mama told me that my vote is very important, said Calvin Robinson. "If I don't teach what is right then he wont know, said his mom, Myesha Harris.11:03 a.m. Long lines in Menomonee Falls. TMJ4's News Director Tim Vetscher snapped this photo of voters waiting in lines waiting to cast their ballot. This is at the polling place on Silver Spring Drive near Pilgrim Road. 10:40 a.m. Tabulator troubles in Waukesha County. Waukesha's polling place at the National Guard Armory ran into some trouble this morning with a voting tabulator. TMJ4's Rebecca Klopf stopped by to check things out she was told voters could wait for a backup machine, or they could put their ballots into a lock box. More than 200 voters put their ballots in the lock box. Now that the tabulator is fixed, election officials are running those ballots. 9:20 a.m. Voters and poll workers dealing with issues in Racine. TMJ4's Sydni Eure stopped by the polling place at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church in Racine after a voter called to report some issues there. A poll worker told Sydni that the location had the wrong chips in machines earlier in the day, but that they've fixed the issue. Lines are moving along as normal now. 8:22 a.m. Bringing the party to the polls. Who said voting can't be fun? TMJ4's Manager of Digital Content, James Kust, snapped this picture of a DJ from DJs at the Polls bringing the beats to the ballot box. 8:05 a.m. Polls open for one hour and lines are building up. TMJ4's Tom Durian snapped these photos of voters lining up to cast their ballots. Polls have only been open for an hour but people are clearly eager to make their voices heard. 7:13 a.m. Talking to voters about when the results will be announced.TMJ4's Symone Woolridge spent some time walking around Milwaukee asking voters what's on their minds and when they expect election results to come down.Richard Jones told her he's glad he voted early so he doesn't have to worry about going to the polls today. He has a prediction on who will win the election but he doesn't think the winner will be announced today."I think it's going to be a number of days before we actually know who the winner is," he said, adding that he thinks the race will be very close.Watch Symones full report below: Talking with Milwaukee voters about when they expect election results to be announced 7:02 a.m. Joe St. George breaks down what each Presidential nominee needs from the Electoral College to win the race.Joe St. George, Scripps News' Deputy Political Director, joined TMJ4 News Today to talk about Electoral College Votes and the easiest path to the White House for both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Joe also explained why Wisconsin is a key battleground state in the Presidential Election and how it might even decide the election.Watch that report here: Joe St. George joins TMJ4 to talk about Electoral College votes on Election Day7 a.m. Polls open throughout the statePolls are officially open throughout the state. Find your polling location here. Polls will close at 8 p.m. tonight.We're already seeing people line up to cast their ballots. You can also watch TMJ4's election day coverage on Roku, Apple TV, FireTV, or wherever you stream throughout the day and night.TMJ4's Sydni Eure started her day at Milwaukee Central Count where election workers received delivery of thousands of absentee ballots this morning. Watch her live report from outside the Baird Center below: Milwaukee Central Count workers expecting a busy election dayAccording to the Milwaukee County election clerk, we'll receive election results in two phases. Milwaukee County has eight municipalities that use a central count facility to process every single absentee ballot. That means election results for Greendale, Franklin, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Shorewood, Wauwatosa, West Allis, and South Milwaukee will be provided. After each ballot has been processed at Milwaukee County's Central Count, the vote totals from those absentee ballots will then be added to the results received from ballots cast in person at polling locations. The process is only considered complete when absentee ballot totals are added to the polling place totals. The complete results for each ward will then be posted. Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error