ELECTION 2026 | FUNDRAISING Tom Tiffany, David Crowley lead Wisconsin governor's race fundraising MITCHELL SCHMIDT Jan 17, 2026 Jan 17, 2026 Updated Feb 12, 2026 A student at UW-Madison retrieves a voting sticker after voting Tuesday. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MITCHELL SCHMIDT With more than half a year to go until the August primary, millions of dollars are already flowing in to Wisconsin’s open race for governor this fall.kAmr2>A2:8? 7:?2?46 C6A@CED 7:=65 H:E9 E96 (:D4@?D:? tE9:4D r@>>:DD:@? D9@H k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^b7ag373a\d76d\d`22\gbe7\f5heec22h3eaQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm|:=H2F<66 r@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 s2G:5 rC@H=6Jk^2m =625:?8 2 A24<65 7:6=5 @7 s6>@4C2E:4 42?5:52E6D H:E9 23@FE Sg__[___ C2:D65 D:?46 ;@:?:?8 E96 C246 :? 62C=J $6AE6>36C] %92E’D E92?<D :? A2CE E@ >@C6 E92? 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