Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong Narrowly Loses High-Stakes Wisconsin Governor Primary After Polls Showed Her Up by 30 Points Moderate Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s surprise. Francesca Hong is a mom, service worker, chef, and community organizer. The daughter of immigrants and a proud Madisonian, a Democratic state representative and democratic socialist. She built her life from the dish pit to the State Legislature—always fighting for working families like hers. Hong was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 2026, narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Milwaukee County executive David Crowley in an upset. The Democratic socialist led in recent polls, but Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley beat back a progressive groundswell. David Crowley pulled off a victory in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday that was both a stunning upset and an unheard of comeback. Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.955, ranking eighth in the world, and is currently the only place in Asia to be in the top ten. Hong Kong is categorized as an Alpha+ city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Democratic socialist candidate Francesca Hong lost her primary in Wisconsin yesterday for the state’s governorship. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Topline Socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong was narrowly defeated in Tuesday’s Wisconsin gubernatorial primary by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the establishment candidate, in. The meaning of HONG is a commercial establishment or house of foreign trade in China. Socialist Francesca Hong was heavily favored to win the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday in betting odds and among politicos, but the few polls taken proved unreliable in a.