WASHINGTON — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly upset Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night, despite polls showing Hong in front by double-digits in the final stretch before polling day.
Crowley’s campaign said the 37-year-old state legislator and member of the Democratic Socialists of America called Crowley early Wednesday to concede the race. Hong trailed her rival by more than 3,200 votes out of more than 787,000 ballots cast as of 6 a.m. ET., a margin of 0.41 percentage points.
🚨Even NBC News was just STUNNED by a late-night ballot drop that helped bring Socialist Francesa Hong to the winning position.
"Wow. What the heck… That was huge for her."
Democrats continue to get more radical… pic.twitter.com/6UTD6dmrpz
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) August 12, 2026
