JUST IN: Ron Johnson Declares Victory for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, Senate Update

Republican Ron Johnson has declared victory over Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a tight race for U.S. Senate.

Johnson issued a press release stating, “There is no path mathematically for Lt. Gov. Barnes to overcome his 27,374 vote deficit. This race is over.”

UPDATE: Ron Johnson declares victory in a press release.

“There is no path mathematically for Lt. Gov. Barnes to overcome his 27,374 vote deficit. This race is over.” https://t.co/8oDerusMhF pic.twitter.com/dzyxcKCZba

— Emilee Fannon (@Emilee_Fannon) November 9, 2022

NBC News has also projected Johnson as the winner.

BREAKING: Republican Ron Johnson wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, NBC News projects. https://t.co/2PfDztgZ2r pic.twitter.com/TDxEsUEoTr

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 9, 2022

WMTV reported:

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes cannot make up enough ground to prevail over Sen. Ron Johnson in his bid to claim the U.S. Senate seat, the incumbent argued in a statement Wednesday morning.

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Johnson’s campaign condemned major news services for not declaring him the victor yet.

“The votes are in,” the statement said. “In all Democrat strongholds, municipalities are reporting 100% of wards are in and counted.” The campaign argued that the areas of the state with the highest percentages of outstanding votes are ones that fell its way.

“There is no path mathematically for Lt. Gov. Barnes to overcome his 27,374 vote deficit. This race is over,” the statement continued.

Less than an hour after Johnson released his statement, CNN and NBC News both declared the Senator would keep his seat.

According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats and Republicans are tied 48-48 for control of the U.S. Senate.

The remaining states that hang in the balance include: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and Alaska.