Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett easily wins Democratic nomination for Wisconsin gov.

Barrett wins Wis. Democratic nomination for gov.

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has easily captured the Democratic nomination in the Wisconsin governor’s race.

Barrett beat little-known Milwaukee businessman Tim John in Tuesday’s primary.

Barrett will face either Republican Mark Neumann or Scott Walker in the Nov. 2 general election.

Since Barrett didn’t have a serious primary challenge, he has been able to save money heading into the general election. At the start of the month, Barrett had $2.6 million cash on hand, compared with $1.2 million for Walker and $430,000 for Neumann.

Barrett last ran for governor in 2002, when he lost in the primary to Jim Doyle. Doyle went on to serve two terms before deciding against seeking a third.