Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won't seek a third term, setting off a scramble to replace the two-term Democrat in the battleground state’s first open race for governor in 16 years.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman, who on Sunday announced his bid to head the Democratic National Committee, is pitching himself as a battle-tested state party leader with a record of scoring wins in difficult territory as he aims to become the new face of his national party after the Democrats’ election loss last month.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler announced Sunday he will run to lead the national party following current Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison’s decision not to seek renomination for the Feb. 1 DNC chair election, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Elected in June of 2019, Wikler has served as chair of...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers will not be running for re-election in 2026. That leaves Whitefish Bay Resident Bill Berrien and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann, both Republicans, as the two candidates who have announced they are running for the seat.

Gov. Tony Evers' decision not to run will make this the first wide-open race for governor in Wisconsin since 2010.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler announced April 10 that he will step down from his position in June, ending his nearly five-year tenure leading the state’s Democratic efforts, according to WisDems.. Since taking over as state party chair in 2019, Wikler has led the Democratic Party through a period of rebuilding following the 2016 election, when Wisconsin voters favored the ...

It turns out that the uber-battleground of Wisconsin is a great window into the electoral deficiencies of both major parties.