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Wisconsin Governor's Race Now Wide Open; Evers Exit Leaves Field Of Candidates Voters Never Heard Of

Two-term incumbent announces he won't seek a third term, setting stage for a November showdown between primary winners most Waukesha County voters still cannot name.

WAUKESHA — Wisconsin's race for governor is, for the first time in eight years, missing the one thing that has made it predictable: an incumbent. Gov. Tony Evers announced earlier this month he will not seek a third term, and Tuesday's partisan primary narrowed a crowded field down to two general-election nominees whose names, as of Wednesday morning, a meaningful share of Waukesha County voters still could not reliably produce.

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