2026 Wisconsin governor's race priorities
The 2026 Wisconsin governor's race between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany is tight in polling (Crowley 49%, Tiffany 46% among likely voters in a September Marquette poll). It forms part of high-stakes state-level contests that could affect partisan control and national agendas. Core debates center on affordability, the budget surplus, taxes, school funding, and related pocketbook issues rather than purely national topics.
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Sources
Marquette Law School Poll — https://today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marquette-law-poll-finds-that-wisconsin-governors-race-remains-tight-crowley-49-tiffany-46-among-likely-voters
Marquette Law Poll finds that Wisconsin governor’s race remains tight; Crowley 49%, Tiffany 46% among likely voters
Associated Press / PBS Wisconsin — https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/a-high-stakes-fight-for-state-level-political-power-heats-up-with-the-2026-vote
Political power in statehouse offices is at stake in the November 2026 elections in more than one-third of the states, including Wisconsin, and these races could be important in determining the fate of President Donald Trump's agenda.
FOX 11 — https://fox11online.com/news/beyond-the-podium/know-your-candidates/david-crowley-tom-tiffany-in-depth-interviews-wisconsin-governor-race-affordability-budget-surplus-school-education-funding-taxes-data-centers
Wisconsin's major-party candidates for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, sat down with FOX 11's Mark Leland to discuss key issues in the 2026 election.
Steven Walters / Urban Milwaukee — https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/08/10/the-state-of-politics-questions-for-wisconsins-next-governor
From a $2.36 billion surplus to child care, here are issues the nominees must answer for voters.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Expanding public investments in schools, health care, child care, and housing for working families
- Using surplus and policy mainly to strengthen public services while offering some targeted relief
- Balancing service funding, tax relief, and economic development without a single dominant focus
- Cutting taxes and returning surplus to taxpayers as the central way to help families and growth
- Maximizing tax cuts, spending restraint, and alignment with national conservative priorities