Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won the Democratic primary for governor, a shocking outcome for a candidate who briefly suspended his floundering campaign roughly a month ago.

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An attack ad among Republicans running for a northern Wisconsin congressional seat accuses President Donald Trump-endorsed candidate Michael Alfonso of being a "nepo baby" whose  campaign is funded by his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. and "swamp interests."

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While she has mocked Republicans for focusing on her old social media posts, Madison state Rep. Francesca Hong backed away from some of her past comments this week, including one where she said it was time to "Cancel Thanksgiving."

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A lawsuit from conservative groups claims Wisconsin's new online sports betting law is unconstitutional and must be struck down.

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Despite briefly dropping out of the race for governor in July, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley raised more than twice as much money as Madison Rep. Francesca Hong in the closing days of the Democratic primary.

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FBI Director Kash Patel was in Eau Claire Monday for a fireside chat with local law enforcement hosted by Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden. Patel is the 10th member of President Donald Trump's administration to appear with Van Orden as he seeks reelection in a race Democrats see as key to flipping Republicans' slim U.S. House majority.

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While Wisconsin Republicans have united behind U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany's run for governor, he still faces a primary from 27-year-old, longshot candidate Andy Manske. Manske says he's proud to be the only non-politician in the race and win or lose, he's already had an impact.

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has ended his campaign for governor and called on Democrats in the chaotic primary to come together.

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A last-minute attempt to let absentee voters change ballots they cast because their candidate dropped out has been rejected by a Dane County judge. For now, that means more than 112,000 absentee ballots returned in the chaotic Democratic primary for governor are locked in ahead of the August 11 election. 

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The latest results show democratic socialist Francesca Hong has pulled away from her remaining four challengers.

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With just two weeks to go in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, the five remaining candidates in a chaotic race participated in the only televised debate ahead of the August 11 election.

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After voting against guidance telling absentee voters they can't change their ballots, two Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission are getting involved in a lawsuit to block the policy shift. Commissioners Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen claim the board they sit on acted "inconsistent with the law."

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Mandela Barnes energized Democrats when he ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, but his narrow loss that year tarnished his reputation with some in the party. He's urging Democrats to give him another chance in the 2026 race for governor, even as party leaders look elsewhere.

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The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit aimed at giving voters who are worried their absentee ballots might not get counted a chance to cast provisional ballots on election day.

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Chippewa County prosecutors say their Sheriff, Travis Hakes, doesn't meet "the basic credibility standard" to hold the office and risks the public's confidence in the criminal justice system. Hakes says the statement is a "disingenuous" political attack ahead of his upcoming Republican primary election. 

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A partial poll of Democrats' contentious primary for governor shows Madison Rep. Francesca Hong leading the the field, but Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley wasn't included in the survey after dropping out of the race only to jump back in days later.

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Amid the political battle for the governorship and control of the state Legislature, the Republican Party of Wisconsin has raised millions more this year than at the same point in the 2022 midterm election.

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The contentious Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor has given Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany a chance to campaign on his own terms. He's presented himself as quintessentially Wisconsin but down played his partisan voting record and his ties to President Donald Trump.

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley jumped back into the race for governor Saturday in a last minute attempt to take control of the contest just 24 days before the August primary.

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Madison Rep. Francesca Hong led the Democratic field for governor in fundraising for the first half of 2026, as Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez reported just $35,000 cash on hand. Republican Tom Tiffany outraised the entire field, raising more than $8 million with the help of the state GOP and three megadonors.

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