2026 elections · Wisconsin

Wisconsin U.S. House, district 3

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss-up (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Toss-up; Inside Elections: Toss-up; DDHQ: Lean D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Rebecca Cooke

Raised
$8,601,146
From individuals
$7,251,910
From PACs and other committees
$523,475
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,826,605
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 22, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $696,965 to support and $813,942 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 18, 2026.

PAC and committee money

142 committees reported giving $558,925 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $21K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Alexander Valiensi Kent

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Derrick Van Orden

Raised
$7,526,052
From individuals
$4,403,717
From PACs and other committees
$994,742
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$4,677,029
Debts
$181,867

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 22, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,486,636 to support and $6,455,605 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 20, 2026.

PAC and committee money

285 committees reported giving $1,080,307 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $18K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Rustin Provance

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Rebecca CookeDemocrat$8,601,146$1,826,605$696,965$813,942
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican$7,526,052$4,677,029$1,486,636$6,455,605

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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