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Democrat David Crowley wins Wisconsin governor's race

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Linton, C. (2026, November 4). Democrat David Crowley wins Wisconsin governor's race. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-governors-race-results-david-crowley-wins-democrat/

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CBS News · collected 2026-11-04 · by Caroline Linton

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David Crowley, a moderate Democrat and Milwaukee County executive, won Wisconsin's governor race against Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany. Crowley linked Tiffany to President Trump, whose approval rating in Wisconsin is 60%, according to a September poll from Marquette University Law School. The election took place in a state that narrowly supported Trump in the previous presidential contest and features an evenly split U.S. Senate delegation.
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David Crowley, a Democrat and Milwaukee County Executive, has become Wisconsin's first Black governor after defeating Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November 7 election. According to projections by Fox News, NPR, and CBS News, Crowley will succeed retiring two-term Democratic Governor Tony Evers. Throughout his campaign, Crowley often linked Tiffany to President Donald Trump and criticized Tiffany’s votes on issues such as tax cuts that reduced funding for healthcare and food assistance programs. Despite massive spending from Tiffany's campaign, it was not enough to overcome the significant disapproval of Trump among Wisconsin voters; a September poll by Marquette University Law School showed 60% disapproval. Crowley won the Democratic primary narrowly in August after a contentious race with democratic socialist Francesca Hong.

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🔮 With Wisconsin voters facing those far-left choices on the ballot, Crowley announced he would return to the campaign trail as a centrist Democrat.
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Though Barnes had pulled off a surprise victory in the 2022 Senate primary as a progressive candidate and won statewide as the state's first Black lieutenant governor in 2018, Hong appeared to be the frontrunner.
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🔮 With Wisconsin voters facing those far-left choices on the ballot, Crowley announced he would return to the campaign trail as a centrist Democrat.
2026-11-04 · CBS News
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Moderate Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin governor's race, CBS News projects, defeating top Trump ally Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in one of the most purple states in the country. asserted
News → win → country
Two-term incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was prevented from running again due to term limits. asserted
Evers → prevent → limits
Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, successfully tied Tiffany to President Trump, who has a 60% disapproval rating in Wisconsin, a September poll from Marquette University Law School found. asserted
poll → tie → School
Crowley also criticized Tiffany's House vote against certifying the 2020 election, as well as his alliance with Mr. Trump on the One Big, Beautiful Bill, tariffs and the Iran war. asserted
Crowley → criticize → Bill
Tiffany, who has represented a safely Republican Northern Wisconsin district since 2020, tried to paint Crowley as a socialist, especially after the contentious Democratic primary. asserted
who → represent → primary
Though Tiffany has been a longtime Trump ally, he tried to focus his campaign on more local issues. asserted
he → try → issues
Mr. Trump last visited the state to campaign in June. asserted
Trump → visit → June
Crowley won the August 11 primary by just 4,000 votes over democratic socialist Francesca Hong. asserted
Crowley → win → Hong
The Democratic race had at one time four major candidates: Crowley, Hong, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez. asserted
race → have → candidates
The race started to take a different shape in July, when Crowley dropped his bid and threw his support behind Rodriguez, who was considered more of an establishment candidate. asserted
who → start → candidate
But Rodriguez dropped out days later, after discovering her campaign funds were lower than she thought. asserted
she → drop → ?
Though Barnes had pulled off a surprise victory in the 2022 Senate primary as a progressive candidate and won statewide as the state's first Black lieutenant governor in 2018, Hong appeared to be the frontrunner. asserted
Hong → pull → 2018
With Wisconsin voters facing those far-left choices on the ballot, Crowley announced he would return to the campaign trail as a centrist Democrat. asserted
he → face → Democrat
Crowley said in a debate in July that he had initially decided to drop his bid because he believed he was behind, but then said that "we were going off false data" and returned to the race. asserted
we → say → race
Barnes then announced on July 30 — less than two weeks before the primary — that he would drop out, saying, "it's becoming very clear who the Democratic nominee is going to be," pointing to Hong. asserted
nominee → announce → Hong
Barnes' announcement came as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was investigating allegations that he was taking advantage of his role in the party to have sexual encounters with young adult women. asserted
he → come → women
Barnes denies the allegations and has not been accused of any crimes. asserted
Barnes → deny → crimes
Tiffany did not face serious opposition in the Republican primary, giving him more time to campaign for the general election. asserted
Tiffany → face → election
Wisconsin is a battleground state — Mr. Trump won the state by less than one point in 2024. asserted
Trump → win → 2024
It is one of only two states in the country with one Democratic senator and one Republican senator (a third state, Maine, has one Republican senator and an independent who caucuses with Democrats). asserted
who → caucus → Democrats
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