Name: 2026 Wisconsin governor's race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: WI, United States

2026 Wisconsin governor's race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Crowley	Hong	Brennan	Tiffany
Opposes restrictions	Opposes restrictions	Opposes restrictions	Supports restrictions
Unknown	Opposes stricter penalties	Unknown	Supports stricter penalties
Unknown	Allow with consent	Unknown	Protect Kids - No Transition
Supports LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown	Opposes LGBT causes

Tom Tiffany

Republican

Stated positions (24) ▾

Abortion: Supports no taxpayer funding for abortions and bans after 20 weeks except to save mother's life. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports securing the border and banning sanctuary cities. [1][2]
Budget & Government Spending: Opposes large federal COVID-relief and stimulus packages, arguing the federal government has a spending problem, and supports reducing the deficit through spending cuts rather than tax increases. [1][2]
China & trade: Supports revoking China's permanent normal trade relations status and using tariffs strategically to protect US manufacturing. [1][2][3]
Civil Rights (Equal Rights Amendment): Supports maintaining the existing ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment rather than extending it. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports providing law enforcement more resources and ending revolving door for repeat offenders. [1]
DEI programs: Supports banning DEI programs and race-based preferences in federal government and funded entities. [1][2][3]
Economy & Regulation: Favors reducing regulations and taxes on businesses to promote a free-market economy and opposes what he characterizes as job-killing federal rules. [1][2]
Education: Supports UW System tuition freeze, higher academic standards, and increased teacher accountability. [1][2]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports SAVE Act and stricter voter verification requirements including proof of citizenship. [1]
Energy: Supports expanding domestic energy production, including reviving projects like the Keystone XL pipeline, and opposes federal subsidies for renewable ('green') energy. [1][2]
Energy production: Supports energy independence via pipelines and reliable baseload power; opposes renewable mandates. [1][2][3]
Federal spending & debt: Opposes large COVID relief and stimulus spending packages; supports balancing federal budget in five years while protecting Social Security and Medicare. [1][2][3]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Supports securing the border to stop fentanyl trafficking. [1][2]
Gun policy: Opposes additional gun control laws; focuses on prosecuting criminals and addressing crime. [1]
Health care: Supports increasing competition, transparency and direct primary care to lower costs; opposes single-payer systems. [1]
Immigration: Supports building a border wall, opposes amnesty, favors ending chain migration in favor of merit-based immigration, and backs strict enforcement and removal of those in the country illegally. [1][2][3]
LGBT causes: Opposes flying Pride flags on state property; only US and Wisconsin flags should fly over Capitol. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Supports banning federal funds for gender transition procedures on minors. [1]
Taxation: Supports cutting taxes, including eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security, and opposes tax increases at the state level. [1]
Taxes: Supports freezing property taxes, lowering income taxes, and returning full budget surplus to taxpayers. [1][2]
Trade: Supports fair trade deals intended to benefit U.S. agricultural producers and expresses concern over foreign land purchases, including by Chinese entities, near U.S. farmland and military sites. [1][2]
Ukraine aid: Opposes additional funding for Ukraine, prioritizing other allies like Israel and Taiwan. [1]
Women's sports: Supports barring biological males from competing in girls' and women's sports. [1][2]

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