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Democratic primaries hand Schumer two losses in a week, but Wisconsin holds for the center

8/12/2026

The Democratic Party's internal war between progressives and the establishment produced a split verdict Tuesday.

The left won a lopsided Senate primary in Minnesota while the center survived Wisconsin's governor's race by a margin far narrower than any public poll predicted.

The results are a second consecutive setback for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, whose preferred candidates have lost in Michigan and Minnesota in back-to-back weeks.

Minnesota tips a Senate seat the GOP hadn't counted on Minnesota Lt. Peggy Flanagan defeated moderate Rep. Angie Craig by roughly 20 points in the Democratic Senate primary, backed by Sen.