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David Crowley
D · Wisconsin · 2026David Crowley is the Milwaukee County executive and the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor, the first African American and youngest person elected to lead Milwaukee County, and a former state assemblyman. He won a seven-way August 11 primary by 3,211 votes, 39.78 percent to Francesca Hong's 39.37, and Hong conceded. Results are unofficial until the state canvass.
Priorities
- Raise wages and back local ownership and union labor, taking his county Building Bridges program statewide, per his campaign plan
- Expand the middle class through apprenticeships in the trades, health care and green energy, per his campaign plan
- Invest in housing, health care and climate resilience with measurable outcomes, per his campaign plan
On the ballot
Governor · Wisconsin · 2026
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