Republicans gathered for their statewide convention in Middleton on Saturday and rejected a long-standing tradition to endorse a candidate in the primary race for governor. This year after growing criticism from some Republicans statewide delegates were given the option of a "no endorsement" vote. A candidate needs 60% of the vote to win the party's endorsement. Candidates Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels, Kevin Nicholson, Tim Ramthun and Adam Fischer each had 12 minutes to address delegates before voting. Ultimately after two rounds of voting, no candidate reached the 60% threshold. "There is no doubt Rebecca Kleefisch wanted this incredibly badly," Nicholson said. "She lost, and at the end of the day, the people of Wisconsin won as a result." Kleefisch received 54% of the vote in the second round. The no endorsement option received 42%."When you take a look at the numbers, I won the majority," Kleefisch said. "I am proud to have the support of the grassroots of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, but what we saw in there was just the beginning." Earlier in the day, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was booed when the told the crowd the results of the 2020 election could not be decertified. At last year's convention, Vos introduced Michael Gableman as the special counsel who would oversee the review of the 2020 election. "I am going to say something that I'm sorry many of you may not want to hear," Vos said Saturday. "But we have no ability to decertify the election and go back and nullify it. We do not." Delegates were also poised to vote on dozens of resolutions on topics ranging from COVID-19 to abortion and elections.