By the numbers: Wisconsin's race for governor
WISCONSIN, JUL 16 – Democratic Gov. Tony Evers raised $757,215 in early 2025, a significant drop from four years ago, while Republican candidates report lower fundraising totals ahead of the 2026 primary.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Evers raised $757,215 in the first six months of 2025, shedding light on the race more than a year before the August 2026 primary.
- Having not yet declared, Gov. Evers would aim for a historic third four-year term as Wisconsin governor, yet trails the $5 million he raised in the first half of 2021.
- Milwaukee-Area businessman Bill Berrien said his campaign is spending $400,000 on radio, cable TV and online ads this week, having raised nearly $1 million since launching and supported by a super PAC that pulled in $1.2 million earlier.
- Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann reported raising $424,143 since May, while Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss donated $1 million to Berrien's super PAC.
- A growing field already includes two declared Republican contenders with ads running this week, alongside prospects from Eric Hovde to Attorney General Josh Kaul and others.
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With the fields for the 2026 elections still shaping up, incumbents and candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and governor’s office turned in their campaign finance reports over the last week. Gov. Tony Evers, who has not yet announced whether…
By the numbers: Wisconsin’s race for governor - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The latest fundraising numbers and campaign spending in Wisconsin’s closely watched race for governor shed some light on how the contest is shaping up more than a year before voters will start casting ballots. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has yet to say whether he will seek a third term in 2026. Two Republicans have already launched campaigns and one of them started running ads this week. Many others are waiting in the wings. …
Fundraising Numbers for Governor
The fundraising reports for Q2 are finally available for both state and federal campaigns. We also now have enough people running for various seats that we can actually compare some of those numbers. So, let’s do that… We’ll start here with the biggest prize on the 2026 ballot: The open seat for Governor. As a […]
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