Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won the Democratic primary race for Wisconsin’s governorship, toppling his Democratic socialist opponent, Francesca Hong, who had surged in the polls leading up to Tuesday.
What turned out to be a razor-thin contest wasn’t called by the Associated Press until early Wednesday morning, after a delay in tabulating votes from Milwaukee. Earlier in the night, Hong had urged her supporters to unite behind the eventual winner for the November general election against Republican nominee, Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has been backed by President Donald Trump. “No matter who’s on this ballot, y’all, we are going to fight to win for one another,” Hong said.
