Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won't seek a third term, setting off a scramble to replace the two-term Democrat in the battleground state’s first open race for governor in 16 years.

The group seeks both legislation and a constitutional amendment to create a nonpartisan redistricting commission in Wisconsin.

Gov. Tony Evers' decision not to run will make this the first wide-open race for governor in Wisconsin since 2010.

Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection and will retire from public office. His announcement ended months of speculation about whether he would seek a third term during the 2026 midterm elections. The move from Evers, 73, leaves the Democratic field wide open as to who could run for the party nomination.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers will not be running for re-election in 2026. That leaves Whitefish Bay Resident Bill Berrien and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann, both Republicans, as the two candidates who have announced they are running for the seat.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman, who on Sunday announced his bid to head the Democratic National Committee, is pitching himself as a battle-tested state party leader with a record of scoring wins in difficult territory as he aims to become the new face of his national party after the Democrats’ election loss last month.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler announced Sunday he will run to lead the national party following current Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison’s decision not to seek renomination for the Feb. 1 DNC chair election, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Elected in June of 2019, Wikler has served as chair of...

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for

It turns out that the uber-battleground of Wisconsin is a great window into the electoral deficiencies of both major parties.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years.