The Brief Two Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor separated from each other by only a few thousand votes during the state's primary. In one of the closest primary races of the evening, two Democratic Wisconsin governor candidates ran races that separated themselves from each other by only a few thousand votes. FULL LIST: Wisconsin primary election resultsWisconsin governor Democratic primary resultsWhat we know:Both Republican and Democratic candidates ran in the state's primary election to be Wisconsin’s 47th governor after Gov. The backstory:Five candidates fought for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor after Gov. Rep. Francesca Hong, David Crowley (a Milwaukee County Executive), Sen. Kelda Roys and Joel Brennan were the leading candidates heading into Tuesday's primary election.