Name: 2026 Wisconsin governor's race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: WI, United States

2026 Wisconsin governor's race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Crowley	Hong	Brennan	Tiffany
Unknown	Raise/keep rates	Cut taxes	Cut taxes
Expand gov role	Expand gov role	Expand gov role	Market-based
Pro Abortion	Pro Abortion	Pro Abortion	Protect Unborn
Unknown	Reform sentencing	Unknown	Tough on crime

Tom Tiffany

Republican

Stated positions (24) ▾

Abortion: Supports no taxpayer funding for abortions and bans after 20 weeks except to save mother's life. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports securing the border and banning sanctuary cities. [1][2]
Budget & Government Spending: Opposes large federal COVID-relief and stimulus packages, arguing the federal government has a spending problem, and supports reducing the deficit through spending cuts rather than tax increases. [1][2]
China & trade: Supports revoking China's permanent normal trade relations status and using tariffs strategically to protect US manufacturing. [1][2][3]
Civil Rights (Equal Rights Amendment): Supports maintaining the existing ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment rather than extending it. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports providing law enforcement more resources and ending revolving door for repeat offenders. [1]
DEI programs: Supports banning DEI programs and race-based preferences in federal government and funded entities. [1][2][3]
Economy & Regulation: Favors reducing regulations and taxes on businesses to promote a free-market economy and opposes what he characterizes as job-killing federal rules. [1][2]
Education: Supports UW System tuition freeze, higher academic standards, and increased teacher accountability. [1][2]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports SAVE Act and stricter voter verification requirements including proof of citizenship. [1]
Energy: Supports expanding domestic energy production, including reviving projects like the Keystone XL pipeline, and opposes federal subsidies for renewable ('green') energy. [1][2]
Energy production: Supports energy independence via pipelines and reliable baseload power; opposes renewable mandates. [1][2][3]
Federal spending & debt: Opposes large COVID relief and stimulus spending packages; supports balancing federal budget in five years while protecting Social Security and Medicare. [1][2][3]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Supports securing the border to stop fentanyl trafficking. [1][2]
Gun policy: Opposes additional gun control laws; focuses on prosecuting criminals and addressing crime. [1]
Health care: Supports increasing competition, transparency and direct primary care to lower costs; opposes single-payer systems. [1]
Immigration: Supports building a border wall, opposes amnesty, favors ending chain migration in favor of merit-based immigration, and backs strict enforcement and removal of those in the country illegally. [1][2][3]
LGBT causes: Opposes flying Pride flags on state property; only US and Wisconsin flags should fly over Capitol. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Supports banning federal funds for gender transition procedures on minors. [1]
Taxation: Supports cutting taxes, including eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security, and opposes tax increases at the state level. [1]
Taxes: Supports freezing property taxes, lowering income taxes, and returning full budget surplus to taxpayers. [1][2]
Trade: Supports fair trade deals intended to benefit U.S. agricultural producers and expresses concern over foreign land purchases, including by Chinese entities, near U.S. farmland and military sites. [1][2]
Ukraine aid: Opposes additional funding for Ukraine, prioritizing other allies like Israel and Taiwan. [1]
Women's sports: Supports barring biological males from competing in girls' and women's sports. [1][2]

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