Wisconsin 2026 Election & Infrastructure Intelligence

# Wisconsin Statewide Elections and Infrastructure Overview ## Election structure Wisconsin holds its partisan primary on August 11, 2026 and general election on November 3, 2026. The governorship is open because Tony Evers is not seeking another term. Neither U.S. Senate seat is scheduled for election. All eight U.S. House seats and the statewide constitutional offices tracked in this package are on the ballot. ## Data-center and AI infrastructure framework Wisconsin is moving from project-by-project development toward explicit large-load rules. The Public Service Commission revised We Energies' very-large-customer tariff to strengthen cost responsibility and transparency. At the same time, Madison and Dane County adopted temporary pauses while studying energy, water, noise, land use, emergency-service and public-health impacts. Senate Bill 729 provides a legislative framework covering large-customer fees, renewable-resource tariffs, building standards, water reporting and labor requirements. ## Electoral implications The next governor will influence PSC appointments, state energy strategy, tax incentives, environmental review and the balance between state and local siting authority. WI-03 is the main incumbent battleground. WI-07 is open because Tom Tiffany is running for governor.

Race	Status	Candidates	Impact	Key issue
Governor	See research	See candidate dossiers	Medium	Infrastructure and policy impact

# Wisconsin Race and Candidate Dossiers As of August 3, 2026. 13 races and 62 candidate records. ## Governor Stage: Primary | Priority: Critical Open governorship; data-center tariffs, siting, water, generation and local authority are central executive issues. ### Joel Brennan (Democratic) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### David Crowley (Democratic) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Francesca Hong (Democratic) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Kelda Roys (Democratic) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Mandela Barnes (Democratic) Status: Withdrawn, remains on ballot Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Missy Hughes (Democratic) Status: Withdrawn, remains on ballot Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Sara Rodriguez (Democratic) Status: Withdrawn, remains on ballot Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-center position located. Backing/alignment: No verified special backing entry captured. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G26/WI ### Tom Tiffany (Republican) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Enable** (Medium confidence) Broad record favors domestic energy production, permitting and industrial development; no complete Wisconsin siting framework located. Backing/alignment: Endorsed by Donald Trump; sitting U.S. representative. Polling: No verified public poll Source: https://apnews.com/article/8d5c0f75dcc364b80fa41c7ab7b32407 ### Andy Manske (Republican) Status: Active Data-center posture: **Unverified** (Low confidence) No sufficiently specific direct data-cen

# Research Gaps and Refresh Rules - Refresh primary candidate status daily through August 11, 2026. - Refresh results hourly after polls close at 8:00 p.m. Central on primary night, then daily until certification. - Do not convert general energy or economic-development rhetoric into a definitive data-center posture without direct evidence. - Monitor PSC dockets, SB 729, local moratoria, water-reporting proposals and incentive changes. - Replace primary fields with certified general-election nominees after certification. - Polling must be from a named pollster with field dates, sample and sponsor. Otherwise display No verified public poll.