Wisconsin race tight: Key takeaways from US primary election results

What the report says

Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary remained extremely close on Tuesday, with progressive Francesca Hong and centrist David Crowley separated by less than one percentage point as votes were still being counted Wednesday morning. Crowley, Milwaukee County executive and an ally of Governor Tony Evers, held a narrow lead. The winner will go on to face Republican US Representative Tom Tiffany in November. Al Jazeera, drawing on AP reporting, said the result reflects a broader debate within the Democratic Party over whether candidates should move further left or stay closer to the political center.

The article also highlighted other contests in the Upper Midwest. In Minnesota, progressive Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated moderate Representative Angie Craig in the Democratic Senate primary, while former MyPillow chief Mike Lindell lost the Republican gubernatorial nomination despite Donald Trump’s support. AP also reported that in Vermont, Amanda Janoo won the Democratic gubernatorial primary, and Republican incumbent Phil Scott ran unopposed.

In Alabama, Trump-backed Rhett Marques won the Republican primary in the state’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, where the district map has been reshaped in a way that favors Republicans. The eventual nominee will challenge Democrat Shomari Figures. The piece also noted Republican primary action in Alabama’s 1st and 7th districts.

In South Carolina, Darline Graham advanced to a Republican Senate runoff after leading a crowded field, setting up another round of voting on August 25. More broadly, the results suggested that Trump’s endorsements remain influential in some races but not all, while progressive candidates continue to make gains in Democratic primaries.