Third-party candidate Jill Stein of the Green Party -- who received about one percent of the vote -- had spearheaded efforts to force recounts in Wisconsin as well as in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Pārskaitīšanu šajā štatā, kā arī Mičiganā un Pensilvānijā virzīja "zaļo" prezidenta amata kandidāte Džila Steina, kura pati Viskonsinā gan saņēma tikai apmēram 1% balsu.