Thu Nov 10, 2022 – 4:10 pm EST
WISCONSIN (LifeSiteNews) – Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has been confirmed the winner of his race for a third term, after criticizing the media for delaying their acknowledgement of the outcome.
The Associated Press called the race shortly before noon November 9, with Johnson winning 50.5% of the vote to the 49.5% won by his Democrat foe, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. “The corporate media is refusing to call a race that is over,” Johnson declared beforehand. “There is no path mathematically for Lt. Gov. Barnes to overcome his 27,374 vote deficit. This race is over. Truth has prevailed over lies and the politics of personal destruction.”
“Unfortunately, we didn’t get over the finish line this time,” Barnes acknowledged around noon Wednesday. “I know this movement has meant so much to all of us. But just because we didn’t get across the finish line, that doesn’t mean that it’s over.”
Johnson, who has served in the Senate since 2011, found favor among conservatives for his generally conservative, 100% pro-life voting record and active pursuit of hot-button issues such as the COVID-19 vaccines and the Biden family’s business
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