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Why the Wisconsin primary results didn’t match the polls

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ANALYSIS

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2026 Election

Why the Wisconsin primary results didn’t match the polls

Pre-election surveys have gotten it wrong in two critical Democratic primaries in as many weeks, exposing the difficulties of polling intraparty contests.

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Residents vote in Wisconsin’s primary election in Madison on Tuesday.Scott Olson / Getty Images

When democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost the Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin on Tuesday night by less than a percentage point, it was seen as an upset. And yet another major miss for pre-election primary polling this year.

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