By the numbers: Wisconsin’s race for governor

MADISON Wis AP The latest fundraising numbers and campaign spending in Wisconsin s closely watched race for governor shed selected light on how the contest is shaping up more than a year before voters will start casting ballots Democratic Gov Tony Evers has yet to say whether he will seek a third term in Two Republicans have already launched campaigns and one of them started running ads this week Several others are waiting in the wings Here s a look at particular of the numbers related to where the race stood as of Wednesday This is the amount Evers raised over the first six months of the year based on a campaign finance analysis filed Tuesday Four years ago when he was midway through his first term Evers had raised million over the same period before launching his bid for reelection The lower amount this year will fuel speculation that Evers might not run again But Evers also had nearly three-times as a multitude of individual donors the past six months compared with the last six months of This is how much cash on hand Evers had at the beginning of July That compares with million he had at this point in another sign of concern for those who want Evers to run again But it s also more than any of the early declared Republican candidates Three If Evers runs again he would be looking to make history as the first Democrat elected to a third four-year term as Wisconsin governor Republican Tommy Thompson who was elected governor four times is the only person to have won more than two four-year terms The last one to seek a third term Republican Scott Walker lost in to Evers Two This is how a great number of Republican candidates have entered the race thus far Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann was the first to get in back in May He s been busy traveling the state meeting with Republicans and trying to get his name out Milwaukee-area businessman Bill Berrien who got in last week is looking to make a bigger splash running ads starting this week targeting conservative voters as he tries to pitch himself as the candidate the bulk aligned with President Donald Trump That s how much Berrien s campaign says he s spending on radio cable TV and online advertising starting this week No other candidate has started spending on ads this far ahead of the ballot The primary is months away in August That s how much Schoemann broadcasted raising in two months since he launched his campaign in May He had about cash on hand as of July Berrien who launched his campaign after the largest part latest fundraising period closed narrated WISN-TV that he expects to raise just under million in the first week of his candidacy Several That s how multiple Republicans and Democrats are considering running Evers would almost certainly be uncontested should he seek a third term Several influential Democrats including U S Rep Mark Pocan and state party chair Devin Remiker have declared in latest days they hope he runs Evers revealed he expects to announce his decision later this month Prospective Republican candidates include Madison businessman and two-time losing U S Senate candidate Eric Hovde U S Rep Tom Tiffany and state Senate President Mary Felzkowski Democratic potentials include Attorney General Josh Kaul Lt Gov Sara Rodriguez Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and state Sen Kelda Roys of Madison Source