Moderate David Crowley and Democratic socialist Francesca Hong face tight race for Wisconsin governor primary

Results in the Wisconsin governor’s race are very close, with David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, narrowly leading Democratic socialist Francesca Hong.

Crowley, endorsed by outgoing governor Tony Evers, made a last-minute full-court press across the state, emphasizing that he believes he is more poised to win statewide and beat Republican Tom Tiffany in the general.

Polls had shown Hong with a strong lead, but often showed a sizable amount of undecided voters. With many candidates running, some dropping out and then Crowley re-entering the race, the polls likely didn’t accurately capture the race.

Crowley’s team wrote a memo saying as much in the days leading up to the primary, stating that the polls would likely be off as they were in Michigan, where they showed Abdul El-Sayed with a large lead over Haley Stevens for US Senate. El-Sayed won the race, albeit with a closer margin than polls predicted.