Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has been elected Wisconsin's next governor, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Tuesday's general election.
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Crowley led statewide by about eight percentage points and more than 200,000 votes in unofficial results. The race was called less than two hours after polls closed, and results are not official until they are canvassed.
Crowley flipped Kenosha County, winning it with 52.9 percent of the vote. The county had backed Republican Tim Michels by 1.3 points four years ago, a Democratic shift of 7.1 points.
He also flipped Racine County, which a Democratic candidate for governor had not carried since 2002, along with Brown and Winnebago counties. In all, Crowley won at least 20 counties, four more than Gov. Tony Evers won in 2022.
Crowley, who was endorsed by Evers during the Democratic primary, will succeed him after Evers chose not to seek a third term. Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor.
