MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A very early look at Wisconsin 2026 governor’s race is out.
The first statewide Badger Battleground poll shows among Republican voters Congressman Tom Tiffany leads the pack at 30% support. Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde got 14%, and others followed in single digits, including the only other declared Republican candidate for governor, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann.
On the Democratic side, former lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes is on top with 16% though he has yet to declare his candidacy for governor. Several other Democrats, including all who have officially entered the race, were in the single digits.
About 38% of Democrats polled remain undecided, while 34% of the Republicans in the survey still haven’t made up their minds.