Governor

Joel Brennan, a former top official in Gov. Tony Evers' administration, announced Thursday that he is running to succeed the two-term Democrat

Democrat Mandela Barnes, who served four years as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid, jumped into the battleground state’s open race for governor on Tuesday.

The 2026 race for governor in the battleground state has even greater significance this cycle as Democrats look to hold the office and take control of the Legislature for the first time since 2010.

The former state economic development director for Wisconsin is running for governor as a Democrat, promising to reject “divisive politics.”

Berrien's departure leaves U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who got into the race on Tuesday, and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann as the only Republican candidates

After officially launching his campaign for the race for the governor of Wisconsin, Republican congressman, Tom Tiffany held his launch party at the Peterson Barn in Rib Mountain

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the front-runner over the two other announced Republican candidates who have less name recognition and support from key conservative donors.

Kelda Roys, an attorney and small business owner who represents the liberal capital city of Madison in the state Senate, launched her campaign on Monday

Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski doesn't plan to run for governor or for a full term in her current position, but she is considering running for lieutenant governor next year, an adviser said Monday

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor. She launched her candidacy on Friday, the day after Gov. Tony Evers decided not to seek a third term.