Republican Eric Hovde to challenge Tammy Baldwin in crucial Senate race

Republican candidate Eric Hovde won the GOP primary for Wisconsin’s Senate seat, setting the stage for one of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle that will help determine the balance of power in the upper chamber next year.

Hovde handily defeated his two Republican opponents after garnering 90.4% of the vote with 6% of ballots tallied. The Associated Press called the race in his favor at 9:20 p.m. Eastern.