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Thursday, Sep 10, 2026

Did Tom Tiffany try to overturn the 2020 presidential election result?

Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
yes

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Wisconsin Republican running for governor, moved to reverse Democrat Joe Biden’s win over Republican Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

Dec. 10, 2020: Signed a legal brief supporting Texas’ U.S. Supreme Court bid to overturn the results in Wisconsin and three other battleground states that backed Biden.

Jan. 5, 2021: Announced plans to vote against certifying the Electoral College results, claiming hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin votes were cast illegally, and later said he would have voted against certifying Wisconsin’s election results.

Jan. 6, 2021: Voted to object to counting electoral votes in Pennsylvania and Arizona, which supported Biden. 

May 18, 2026: Backed an FBI probe of Wisconsin’s 2020 election.

August 2026: Said he didn’t regret voting against certifying the election.

Sept. 4, 2026: Told Wisconsin Watch that Biden won but he still welcomes law enforcement investigations into Wisconsin’s 2020 election.

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