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Governor and Lieutenant Governor

What this job does

Wisconsin's chief executive. The governor signs or vetoes bills (and can veto parts of spending bills), proposes the state budget, runs state agencies, and appoints many officials. A term is four years. The lieutenant governor runs on the same ticket and takes over if the governor leaves office. source: ballotpedia.org

Tony Evers (Democrat) holds this office and is not running again. Governor and lieutenant governor run together as one ticket.

Running mates: Tom Tiffany with David Varnam; David Crowley with Sarah Godlewski.

Tom Tiffany RepublicanMember of Congress; former river cruise business owner
David Crowley DemocraticMilwaukee County Executive

Candidates in the order the Wisconsin Elections Commission lists them . Wisconsin counts write-in votes only for candidates who file a Registration of Write-in Candidacy (PENDING: confirm rule and source).