Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won’t seek a third term, setting off a scramble to replace the two-term Democrat in the battleground state’s first open race for governor in 16 ye...

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years.

Evers’ eagerly awaited announcement was the political equivalent of firing the starting pistol in next year’s race for governor.