and failed U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes dropped out of Wisconsin's governor's race, less than two weeks before the August 11 primary. Mandela Barnes has ended his campaign for governor. Barnes was Lt. Gov. Evers responding to @NickBohrWISN about Mandela Barnes dropping out: "I have to believe it's something relatively important." The state Democratic Party in 2025 hired a law firm to look into similar claims.