Businessman Eric Hovde won the Republican nomination for Senate in Wisconsin on Tuesday, setting up a competitive general election between himself and Democrat incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Hovde ...

In recent months, Hovde sold off more than $4.3 million in stock — money the multi-millionaire could put toward the beginnings of a Senate run. But he told the Journal Sentinel at the time that ...

Hovde previously ran for the Senate seat in 2012, losing narrowly in the Republican primary to former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who lost the general election to Baldwin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated ...

MADISON — Republican businessman and real estate mogul Eric Hovde launched his bid for the U.S. Senate against Wisconsin Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday, calling for ...

Hovde, a multimillionaire bank owner and real estate developer, first ran for Senate in 2012 but lost in the Republican primary. He was backed by Trump this year and poured millions of dollars of ...

If elected, Hovde would be one of the richest members of the Senate, based on his campaign finance report. That filing showed he had assets worth between about $195 million and more than $564 million.

Hovde previously ran for Senate in 2012, describing himself then as a free-market conservative, losing in the Republican primary to former Gov. Tommy Thompson.

Hovde’s net worth as of 2012, the last time he ran for Senate, was at least $52 million. Hovde lost in the Republican primary that year to former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who lost to Baldwin.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde addresses the crowd Sept. 21, 2024, during the 9th annual Rally for Liberty at the Manawa Rodeo Grounds in Manawa, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) ...

Eric Hovde, the GOP hopeful for Senate in Wisconsin, can be heard in a clip denouncing how people can stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26.

Hovde previously ran for Senate in 2012 but finished a close second to former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson in the primary. Thompson went on to lose to Baldwin by nearly 6 points.