WI senate race recount changed five votes, so what about presidential race?

Trump, Clinton separated by 22,000 votes

If those watching a presidential recount in Wisconsin were hoping for big swings in vote totals, the just-completed recount in the 32nd state senate race could crush those hopes.

Barely a change – five votes to be exact – in the initial margin between Jennifer Shilling and Dan Kapanke.  

So, the 22,000 votes that separate Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton probably won’t happen, says Kapanke.

“I’d be surprised if it moved a substantial amount,” Kapanke said. “That’s a big number and all of us would be just stunned if they found 23,000-24,000 votes to make a big difference there. I just don’t see that happening.”

Kapanke says he felt compelled to call for a recount in his race because the vote margin was such a small percentage of the total votes cast in the contest.

In that race, Kapanke had trailed by 56 votes after the first tally. After the recount, Jennifer Shillings lead grew to 61 (43,585 votes for Shilling, 43,524 for Kapanke and 2,093 for Chip DeNure).

“With the things that have taken place in Wisconsin the last 5-6 years to uphold the integrity of the voting process,” Kapanke said, “I think people can take comfort that their vote counts and it showed here in the 32nd (Senate district).”