City estimates 22,000 in-person voters

This was an election that went 24 hours from a "no go" to "it's on."

THIS WAS AN ELECTION THAT 24HOURS AGO WENT FROM A NO GO TOIT'S ON!CHARLES BENSON - WHOIS USUALLY AT SOME CAMPAIGNHEADQUARTERS ON ELECTION NIGHTIS CHASING THIS ONE FROM HISSAFER AT HOME WORK PLACE.WE WON'T KNOW WHO WON OR LOSTTHIS ELECTION UNTIL NEXT WEEKBUT WE DO KNOW TONIGHT THEVOTING NUMBERS SAY A LOT ABOUTPEOPLE'S DETERMINATION TOPARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY.The pictures of people votingand waiting to vote today willbe in the memory of Wisconsinvoters forever and debated inthe history books yet bewritten about thisunprecedented day.InMilwaukee, the city estimates22,000 people voted in-persontoday - below recent SpringElections and presidentialprimaries.SOT NeilAlbrecht/Milwaukee ElectionCommission19:02:36 feedbackfrom polling sites has been anexpression of gratitude forall of the precautions thatwere taken to ensure they'resafety and to create apositive voting experienceAbsentee ballots wiltell thestory of the 2020 AprilElection.

As of today a recordone point two million ballots(1,264,064) were sent out -with more than 864,000(864,750) and countingreturned,Not surprisngMilwakee, Dane and WaukehsaCounties are in the top three.(Milwakee County:124,960, DaneCounty 122,302, WaukeshaCounty 97,298) No Electionnight or early morning resultsare also part of the newnormal we've all come to knowwith COVID 19 Mayor Barrettwill have to wait to see if hegets a 5th terms but tells us:"Whatever the outcome of thiselection, I will continue todo all I can to keep everycity resident healthy andsafe."THE OTHER BIG RACE TONIGHT ISFOR MILWAUKEE COUNTYEXECUTIVE- SENATOR CHRISLARSON CALLED TODAY'SSTATEWIDE ELECTION A NATIONALEMBARASSMENT - GIVEN THEPOTENTIAL HEALTH RISK FORVOTERS AND POLL WORKERS.EMBARRASSMENT GIVEN THEPOTENTIAL HEALTH RISK".SAID VOTING CONDITIONS WERELET'S THAN IDEAL TO VOTE ANDFOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES.