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id: 31140038b3
section: elections
first_reported: 2026-11-04 04:00 CST
updated: 2026-11-05 15:30 CST
status: reported
outlets: 4
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# Wisconsin elects David Crowley as first Black governor

David Crowley, JoCasta Zamarripa and Yee Leng Xiong won statewide races and will take office in January, according to Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

Section: [Elections](/milwaukee/section/politics.md) · Entities: [David Crowley](/milwaukee/wiki/david-crowley.md), [JoCasta Zamarripa](/milwaukee/wiki/jocasta-zamarripa.md), [Yee Leng Xiong](/milwaukee/wiki/yee-leng-xiong.md)

## Coverage

- [Milwaukee Independent](https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/milwaukees-david-crowley-become-first-black-governor-wisconsin-defeating-trump-loyalist/), 2026-11-04 04:00 CST: Milwaukee’s David Crowley to become first Black governor of Wisconsin after defeating Trump loyalist
- [Wisconsin Watch](https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/11/wisconsin-election-first-black-governor-latino-hmong-statewide-officers-history-made/), 2026-11-04 11:28 CST: History made: Wisconsin elects first Black governor and first Latino and Hmong statewide officers
- [Urban Milwaukee](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/11/05/he-will-be-wisconsins-first-black-governor-that-is-not-his-focus/), 2026-11-05 11:37 CST: He Will Be Wisconsin’s First Black Governor. That Is Not His Focus.
- [Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service](https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/11/05/wisconsin-election-first-black-governor-latino-hmong-statewide-officers-history-made/), 2026-11-05 15:30 CST: In state with some of country’s widest racial disparities, first Black governor and first Latino and Hmong statewide officers set to take charge

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.