威斯康星州和明尼苏达州民主党将在周二举行初选，进步派与建制派候选人在两州的关键竞争中展开对决。[1][3]在威斯康星州，民主社会主义者州众议员弗朗西丝卡·洪参加州长初选，与州长托尼·埃弗斯支持的密尔沃基县行政官大卫·克劳利竞争。[1][2]洪和克劳利各筹款超过100万美元，而初选还包括前州内阁秘书乔尔·布伦南和州参议员凯尔达·罗伊斯。[2]
明尼苏达州的参议院初选同样呈现党内分化，温和派众议院议员安吉·克雷格与进步派副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根对阵。[1][3]克雷格的筹款优势明显，截至7月下旬拥有约360万美元可用支出，而弗拉纳根约为110万美元。[3]在州长竞争中，民主党参议员艾米·克洛布彻带来930万美元竞选资金。[3]共和党方面，威斯康星州候选人汤姆·蒂法尼获得特朗普背书，截至7月27日筹款达1330万美元，现金储备约500万美元。[2]明尼苏达州共和党参议院初选中，米歇尔·塔福亚筹款约530万美元，为共和党其余候选人总和的两倍多，而MyPillow创始人迈克·林德尔获得特朗普背书参加州长共和党初选。[3]
Progressive candidates are set to clash with establishment Democrats in primary elections across Wisconsin and Minnesota on Tuesday, marking another high-stakes confrontation within the party over its direction heading into the 2026 midterm cycle.[1][3]
In Wisconsin, democratic socialist state representative Francesca Hong is competing in a four-way Democratic gubernatorial primary against candidates backed by outgoing Governor Tony Evers, who endorsed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on July 18.[1][2] The other Democratic candidates include former state cabinet secretary Joel Brennan and state senator Kelda Roys.[2] Hong and Crowley have each raised over $1 million, though both hold less than $500,000 in cash on hand.[2] By contrast, Republican candidate Tom Tiffany, who secured Trump's endorsement, had raised $13.3 million as of July 27 with approximately $500,000 in cash reserves.[2] As of Friday, 235,000 early votes had been cast in Wisconsin, where approximately 3.6 million voters were registered as of August 1.[2]
Minnesota's Democratic Party faces a comparable ideological divide in its Senate primary, where moderate U.S. Representative Angie Craig is challenging progressive Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan.[1][3] Craig's campaign has raised approximately twice as much as Flanagan's, with about $3.6 million available for spending compared to Flanagan's $1.1 million as of late July.[3] The state had recorded roughly 3.9 million registered voters as of August 3.[3] On the Republican side, Senate candidate Michelle Tafoya has raised about $5.3 million, more than double the combined total of other GOP candidates.[3] In the gubernatorial race, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar enters the primary with minimal opposition, having raised $9.3 million with approximately $4.5 million in cash as of July 20.[3] Republicans in Minnesota have not won a statewide election in 20 years, with their last victory occurring in the 2006 gubernatorial race.[3] Voting concludes at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (8 p.m. Central Time) on Tuesday.[2][3]