Race between Crowley and Hong too close to call

MITCHELL SCHMIDT and KIMBERLY WETHAL Wisconsin State Journal
Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026 Updated 28 mins ago

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Wisconsin’s heated Democratic gubernatorial primary will likely come down to an estimated 28,000 absentee ballots cast in Milwaukee County, and the race remained too close to call late Tuesday

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081126-HongWatchParty-0005.JPGWIS0004094833.JPG — Attendees watch results come in at a watch party for Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on Tuesday at Atwood Music Hall in Madison.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

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081126-HongWatchParty-0010.JPGWIS0004094835.JPG — Attendees celebrate as CNN displays new voting results for Dane County at a watch party for Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on Tuesday at Atwood Music Hall in Madison.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

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Noel Morales of Milwaukee watches vote totals come in as supporters gather for Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s primary election night party at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee.
Jovanny Hernandez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Jill Mueller registers her selections in the Tuesday's partisan primary election at the Monona Community Center with her children, Greta, 8, and Guy, 5.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Signs outside UW-Madison's Memorial Union guide voters to the polling place for Tuesday's partisan primary election.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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