David Crowley Beats Francesca Hong in Shock Loss for Progressives
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating state Representative Francesca Hong—the democratic socialist who had been leading in public polling for weeks.
With 98 percent of votes counted, Crowley was ahead of Hong by about 3,000 votes, or 0.4 percent.
The Associated Press called the race for Crowley at 3:34 a.m. Eastern time, saying it declared the winner after Hong conceded the race and removed the possibility of a recount...
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