Gov. Tony Evers declined to run for a third term, allowing Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez to run for the top spot in 2026.

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.

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

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) announced Thursday he won’t seek another term in office, teeing up a competitive election in one of the country’s closest battlegrounds. Evers said in a video posted on the social media platform X that serving as governor has been “the honor of my life” and he expects that he would win

Flags across Wisconsin will fly at half-staff on July 24 in honor of Van Dyne Fire Department Safety Officer Amie Sue Lee.

Signed into law on July 4, President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill extends Trump's 2017 multi-trillion dollar tax cuts and cuts Medicaid and food stamps by $1.2 trillion.

Walker posted the photo with the comment "Interesting...," alluding to the fact that he could seek a non-consecutive term as governor like Trump did as president. Coincidentally, Walker would be the 45th and 47th governor should he run and win in 2026.