Socialist winning streak faces major swing-state test as polls close in Wisconsin

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Francesca Hong, the socialist Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks with reporters after voting on primary day in Madison, Wisconsin. MADISON, Wis. – Polls closed Tuesday evening in Wisconsin, where a closely watched Democratic primary featuring rising progressive star Francesca Hong is headlining a consequential night of contests across six states and putting the party’s ideological divide on full display. The Wisconsin showdown is among the night’s clearest tests of the battle between the Democratic Party’s ascendant left wing and its center-left establishment, with the outcome poised to reverberate well beyond the Badger State. Voters also headed to the polls Tuesday in South Carolina, Vermont, Connecticut, Alabama and Minnesota, with another marquee contest unfolding in South Carolina in the race to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham — and