Yee Leng Xiong wins Wisconsin treasurer race

ByBrian Bateman
Wisconsin geographic map with Democratic legislative majorities and statewide office wins
WPR Nov.4 2026: legislature updated6:34AM; offices updated1:27AM. AP Treasurer call12:40AM Nov4, Secretary11:38PM Nov3 CST. Census2024 Wisconsin boundary; statewide outcomes, no district preferences implied.
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Yee Leng Xiong wins Wisconsin treasurer race
Wisconsin Public Radio · Unofficial results; WPR legislature report updated Nov. 4, 6:34 a.m.; statewide offices report updated 1:27 a.m. CST. AP calls via WPR: treasurer Nov. 4, 12:40 a.m.; secretary Nov. 3, 11:38 p.m. Blue: Democratic statewide outcomes. Census 2024 Wisconsin boundary; no district or county results implied.

Democrat Yee Leng Xiong defeated Republican incumbent John Leiber for Wisconsin state treasurer. Wisconsin Public Radio reported the Associated Press call and unofficial percentages of 51.1% for Xiong and 48.9% for Leiber.

Xiong, a Marathon County Board member and former Hmong American Center leader in Wausau, becomes the first Hmong American elected to statewide office in the United States, WPR reported. His victory changes the office from Republican to Democratic control.

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