The race for Wisconsin Governor is officially wide open after Tony Evers announced on Thursday that he will not run for re-election.

"For five decades, my family has sacrificed to give me the gift of service. They’re my world, and I owe it to them to focus on doing all the things we enjoy and love doing together. It’s why, Wisconsin, I’m announcing that I will not be running for a third term," he said in a video posted on social media.

The 73-year-old Democrat has over a year left on his second term as governor after navigating the 2025-2027 budget earlier this month. According to NBC News, state Attorney General Josh Kaul, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson have expressed interest in running in Evers' place on the Democratic tickets.

Late last month, Whitefish Bay businessman Bill Berrien joined Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann in the race for the Republican nomination. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, former U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, and former Gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels are also rumored to be thinking about throwing their hats into the ring.