Candidates / Mandela Barnes
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Mandela Barnes
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Challenger
Toss-up Wisconsin · Running for Governor
Mandela Barnes is the Democratic former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2019–2023), the first Black person elected to statewide office in Wisconsin. He was the 2022 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, narrowly losing to Ron Johnson.
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