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Mandela Barnes Drops Out, Crowley Reenters Wisconsin Governor Race

7/31/2026

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Mandela Barnes withdrew from the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary on Thursday.
A Law School poll placed Francesca Hong ahead of Barnes, with about one-third undecided.
Barnes was the third Democrat to quit after Sara Rodriguez left amid a finance scandal and Missy Hughes exited in June.
David Crowley reentered the race with Governor Tony Evers’s endorsement.
A judge rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to let absentee voters cancel and re-vote.

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Mandela Barnes withdrew from the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary on Thursday.
A Law School poll placed Francesca Hong ahead of Barnes, with about one-third undecided.
Barnes was the third Democrat to quit after Sara Rodriguez left amid a finance scandal and Missy Hughes exited in June.
David Crowley reentered the race with Governor Tony Evers’s endorsement.
A judge rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to let absentee voters cancel and re-vote.