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How Crowley won Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor

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How Crowley won Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor

Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley pulled off a comeback win in the primary and will face Republican Tom Tiffany — Inside Wisconsin Politics looks ahead to the 2026 general election race.

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David Crowley smiles while facing a two people who are facing him, one of whom is holding a smart phone in her left hand to record him, with other people standing in the background watching and taking photographs with cameras.

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David Crowley speaks while standing in a room with out-of-focus political campaign signs on a wall in the background.

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Crowley wins Wisconsin's 2026 Democratic primary for governor in a photo finish

Three plastic wall panels of two voting booths are marked with Illustrations of the U.S. flag and the word Vote, with one obscured by the adjacent booth.

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How Crowley won Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor

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