Wisconsin’s presidential recount is more than 70 percent complete, and Democrat Hillary Clinton has gained a mere 82 votes over President-elect Donald Trump.
The latest results were reported on Dec. 7 by the Wisconsin Elections Commission, reported The Associated Press. The agency said that the counties remain on track to finish their work by the state-imposed deadline of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13. In Wisconsin, 34 of 72 counties have completed their work and the others are all nearing completion, AP reported. More than 2.1 million votes out of the nearly 3 million cast have been recounted.
According to the Journal-Sentinel, ballots cast in Milwaukee, the state’s most populous city, have been counted. Most voters in counties around Milwaukee and the city itself voted for Clinton.
A few of Wisconsin’s largest counties, such as Dane and Brown, are still counting by hand or machine, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director Neil Albrecht told the paper.
Reports earlier this week have indicated that Trump actually gained votes after 23 of the state’s 72 counties finished voting. Two days ago, Fox News, citing Elections Commission figures, reported that Trump gained about 146 votes over Clinton.
But according to AP’s latest figures, Clinton has gained 492 votes so far in the recount, and Trump has gained 410 votes after the recount. Trump won Wisconsin by more than 22,000 votes.
