Wisconsin governor primary election: Results

(FOX 9) - Both Republican and Democratic candidates are running in a primary election to be Wisconsin’s 47th governor after Gov. Tony Evers said he wouldn't seek a third term.

Wisconsin primary election governor results

Big picture view:

Five candidates ran for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor, including leading candidates Rep. Francesca Hong, Sen. Kelda Roys, David Crowley (a Milwaukee County Executive) and Joel Brennan (Department of Administration secretary for the first three years of Gov. Tony Evers’ tenure). 

On the other side, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is the GOP-endorsed candidate.

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Democratic primary for governor

Dig deeper:

Narrowing from a total of seven candidates, Rep. Francesca Hong has been a member of the State Assembly since 2020, Sen. Kelda Roys previously served in the Assembly representing the Madison area, David Crowley currently serves as a Milwaukee County Executive and Joel Brennan currently serves as the executive director of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.

In one of the closest primary races of the evening, Crowley and Hong ran races that separated themselves from each other by only a few hundred votes.

Crowley became the county's youngest Black executive, while having a background as a community organizer and legislator.

Hong was the first Asian American elected to the Wisconsin Legislature, and has since said she backs Democratic Socialist-aligned ideologies that include universal public health benefits and increased worker protections.

GOP Rep. Tiffany secures Republican nomination

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Taking in more than 95% of votes for a clear-cut victory, Rep. Tom Tiffany won the GOP primary for Wisconsin governor.

Tiffany has been endorsed by President Trump, and currently represents Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Tiffany released the following statement after winning the Republican primary for governor: "I want to thank Wisconsinites across our state for putting their trust in me. This fight is bigger than any one party. It’s bigger than any one candidate. This fight is about Wisconsin and protecting the state we know and love. It’s about lowering property taxes, returning the surplus to you, getting utility costs under control, and letting hardworking Wisconsinites keep more of what they earn. Let’s move Wisconsin forward, together."

Prior to being elected to Congress in 2020, Tiffany served in the State Assembly from 2011 to 2013 and in the State Senate from 2013 to 2020.

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