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David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong in Wisconsin Governor Democratic primary
Wisconsin [US], August 12 (ANI): David Crowley, the top elected official in Milwaukee County, defeated state representative and democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Tuesday's (local time) Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, according to The Washington Post.
Crowley, 40, will face Republican nominee Tom Tiffany, a congressman from Wisconsin's rural north, in the November general election. Tiffany, 68, defeated political newcomer Andy Manske in the Republican primary.
Socialist Francesca Hong had led Crowley in several polls by wide margins ahead of the election. However, she faced scrutiny in the final stages of the campaign over her past calls to abolish the police and cancel Thanksgiving, positions that some Democrats feared could hurt her chances in the November election, as reported by the Washington Post.
According to the report, Crowley's victory gives the Democratic Party establishment a win over its progressive wing. He campaigned as a pragmatist and received the backing of a retiring Democratic Governor Tony Evers.
Crowley served in the Wisconsin state legislature for three years before being elected Milwaukee County executive in 2020. Milwaukee is the state's most populous county.
Tiffany has represented Wisconsin in the US House since winning a special election in 2020. Before entering Congress, he spent a decade in the state legislature.
Crowley and Tiffany will now face each other in the November 2026 general election for Wisconsin governor.
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