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Statewide race · November 3, 2026

Governor of Wisconsin: 2026 Voter Guide

All Wisconsin voters elect the Governor of Wisconsin statewide.

Debates & town halls

2026-10-21Wisconsin Governor Debate · debate · 7:00 PM CTConfirmed: David Crowley, Tom Tiffany
Eckstein Hall, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee
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David Crowley

Democratic

David Crowley has served as Milwaukee County executive since 2020. Before that, he represented part of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2017 to 2020. His background includes community organizing and…

Taxes and affordability

Supports an across-the-board decrease in property taxes to address cost-of-living pressure.

Housing

Supports expanding construction of affordable and diverse housing, and backed Milwaukee County's Housing Cost Reduction Initiative.

Data centers and energy

Supports tax incentives for data centers only if developers meet benchmarks including 100% clean power, no secret deals, no utility rate increases for consumers, local community input, and union labor for construction.

Labor

Has said he supports raising the minimum wage, repealing Act 10, and expanding job-training and apprenticeship programs.

Government ethics

Proposed limits on stock trading by public officials, a two-year ban on state utilities and energy companies hiring former elected officials, and barring public officials from using prediction markets.

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Tom Tiffany

Republican

Tom Tiffany has represented Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2020. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 2013 to 2020 and the Wisconsin Assembly from 2011 to 2013. Before…

Taxes and affordability

Supports freezing property taxes and removing regulations affecting housing, childcare, and health care costs; opposes state tax incentives and subsidies for data centers.

Energy

Supports keeping reliable power plants operating, expanding nuclear energy, protecting utility ratepayers, and holding the Public Service Commission accountable.

Data centers and land use

Opposes secrecy agreements between data center developers and local governments and supports protecting farmland from industrial data centers and subsidized wind and solar projects.

Education

Supports school choice, raising academic standards, and limiting certain curriculum content in schools.

Hunting and fishing

Opposes added hunting and fishing license fees and regulations, and supports safeguarding hunters' and anglers' access.

Government transparency

Supports adding state auditors to identify waste, fraud, and duplication, and making state spending data more accessible through OpenBook Wisconsin and public agency dashboards.

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Jamie Jo Carothers

Independent Registered write-in

Jamie Jo Carothers is a registered write-in candidate running as an independent for governor of Wisconsin. Little public biographical information about her is available; she completed a candidate questionnaire for the…

No documented positions found in our researched sources.

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