Democrat David Crowley defeats Republican Tom Tiffany to become Wisconsin’s next governor

Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state.

Crowley’s win over U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany marks the first time in Wisconsin’s 178-year history that Democrats will hold the governor’s office for more than eight consecutive years. He will replace Gov. Tony Evers, who decided to retire instead of seeking a third term.

“Because of you all, a boy facing eviction will now live in the governor’s mansion,” Crowley told cheering supporters in Milwaukee, just a couple of miles from where he grew up.