Wisconsin, Wyoming Governor Races Advance Amid Primary Contests

Wisconsin held a Republican and Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026, with incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers not seeking reelection. On the Republican side, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany faced Andy Manske. On the Democratic side, multiple candidates competed, including Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who sought to become the state's first Black governor and campaigned in part on an endorsement from Evers. Wyoming separately scheduled its gubernatorial primary for August 18, 2026, to select a successor to term-limited Republican Gov. Mark Gordon, with Republican candidates including Eric Barlow, Brent Bien, Megan Degenfelder, and Joseph Kibler. In Wisconsin's Democratic field, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez withdrew from the race on July 17 after her campaign was reported to have mishandled funds; David Crowley had briefly exited the race to endorse Rodriguez before reentering the contest following her withdrawal. Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes later dropped out of the race less than two weeks before the primary amid reports that the state Democratic Party had reviewed allegations against him. Coverage characterized the Democratic primary as a test of whether a more left-leaning candidate could remain viable in the swing state, given the shifting field of contenders. Wisconsin's primary took place in the same week as contested Senate primaries in Michigan and Minnesota, according to one report, though this was not independently corroborated by other sources. The outcome of the Wisconsin Republican and Democratic primaries was not reported in the supplied materials, leaving the identity of each party's eventual nominee unresolved. Similarly, the results of Wyoming's August 18 Republican primary were not available in the reporting reviewed. One source suggested Republicans had become favored to win the Wisconsin governorship generally due to Democratic campaign disruptions, but this framing was not corroborated elsewhere and remains a single-source characterization. The general election matchups in both Wisconsin and Wyoming, as well as any resulting shifts in legislative control, remain undetermined pending final primary results.