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Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) is leading among Republican and Democrat candidates running to be the next governor of Wisconsin in 2026, according to a recent poll.A Platform Communications/Badger Battleground Poll that surveyed 500 likely General Election voters between September 28-30, 2025, found that Tiffany led potential Republican candidates with 30 percent of support for the Republican Gubernatorial Primary race. On the Democrat side, former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) led potential Democrat candidates with 16 percent of support.On the Republican side, former Wisconsin Senate candidate and businessman Eric Hovde came in second after Tiffany, with 14 percent of support. Businessman Tim Michels came in third with nine percent of support. Nine percent of voters said they would pick “none of these” candidates, while 34 percent of Republican voters said they were undecided.On the Democrat side, current Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez (D) — who announced in July that she was jumping into the gubernatorial race — came in second with eight percent of support. Twelve percent of voters said they would pick “none of these” candidates, while 38 percent of Democrats said they were undecided.The poll also found that among a Generic Gubernatorial Ballot, Republicans led with 43 percent of support, while Democrats received 40 percent of support.https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/05/poll-tom-tiffany-leading-wisconsin-26-governor-primary/https://x.com/JasonCalvi/status/1974844527283441812