The election results in Milwaukee were delayed because of a human mistake. Some election data was not downloaded correctly, which made critics call it a sign of complete incompetence.

The mistake stopped the results of the Democratic primary between David Crowley and Francesca Hong. This happened when people were closely watching how elections are run in Democratic areas.

A Milwaukee election official said, 'We are all human, and humans can make mistakes.'

The mistake delayed the election results by one hour. The official and her team went back to get the remaining voting data with a police escort.

A warning was given that there would be backlash after Francesca Hong lost in Wisconsin.

People voted early at a location in Milwaukee in November 2022.

The election official explained what they needed to do to fix the mistake. They had to download the data from the machines again and compare the results.

They had to print the reports again and start the process to compare the results.

The election commission said that the wrong data was downloaded, which caused the delay.

The issue delayed the reporting of the results, but it did not change the outcome. The results were safe on the voting machines, and no ballots were lost or changed.

The official said that the voting machines worked fine, but a wrong button was pushed when downloading the data.

The time it took to download the results varied, but it usually took around 10 minutes.

There was another election issue in Maryland that sparked an investigation.

Francesca Hong was a candidate in the election.

A former election official said that the mistake seemed like a training issue. The person who made the mistake might not have been trained well enough.

The error meant that 15,000 votes had not been counted yet.

A news anchor was frustrated with the delay and buried his face in his hand.

The news anchor said that they were waiting for the election officials to fix the mistake. They waited for 90 minutes, but then found out that there was no data on the devices.

There was another issue with non-citizen voting that was being investigated.

David Crowley was a candidate in the election and greeted his supporters.

After the mistake was fixed, the Milwaukee County Clerk addressed the reporters. He emphasized the importance of being transparent with the public.

The clerk said that what mattered most was that the results were secure and that they were open and honest about the mistake.

Despite the transparency, critics still complained about the mistake.

A Republican official said that the mistake was a sign of complete incompetence. He said that it could have been easily double-checked before it happened.

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The mistake in Milwaukee is not the only election administration problem in blue states. There were other issues in New Jersey and Oregon.

In Oregon, some people were registered to vote by mistake, and a few of them actually voted.

In Connecticut, a judge ordered a new election because of absentee ballot violations.

This is not the first time that the Milwaukee Election Commission has made a human error.

In the 2024 presidential election, election officials recounted some ballots because of a mistake. The error delayed the results.

In the 2020 presidential election, an election official left some election results behind, which delayed the reporting of some ballots.

A Wisconsin election official said that while mistakes can happen, the state's election system is secure.

The official said that Wisconsin's election system has many checks and balances to ensure that mistakes are caught and corrected.

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The race between Crowley and Hong was officially decided, with Crowley winning by a small margin.

A writer for Fox News Digital covered the story.