Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes launched his campaign for governor as the likely Democratic primary frontrunner ...

Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes launches 2026 gubernatorial campaign, joining a crowded Democratic field vying for ...

Mandela Barnes is trying to follow a high-profile election loss with a high-profile election win. Historically, that’s a ...

The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him ...

Mandela Barnes, a former U.S. Senate candidate and lieutenant governor under Tony Evers, is joining the Democratic primary ...

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has entered Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor. Barnes previously lost a 2022 U.S. Senate race to incumbent Republican Ron Johnson. His campaign focuses on ...

A Democrat who served four years as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid is running for ...

Barnes, the former lieutenant governor who narrowly lost a 2022 Senate race, joins a crowded Democratic primary field to ...

Democrat Mandela Barnes, who served four years as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid, jumped into the state’s open race for governor.