2024 general election
Wisconsin 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$26M was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Derrick Van Orden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$26M
Raised by campaigns
$14M
PAC checks
$1.5M
Outside money
$12M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.7M
- Spent
- $7.3M
- From individuals
- $5.0M
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $19K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $171K
- Outside money against
- $6.5M
Who paid: 13% of Orden's money came from PACs
Corporate $139K (14%)Trade group $165K (17%)Leadership PAC $376K (39%)Membership $73K (7%)Union $36K (4%)Super PAC $57K (6%)Party $10K (1%)Other $119K (12%)
- Winred Super PAC$36K
- American Revival PAC Other$19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$15K
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$14K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$13K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
- Team Mchenry Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.1M attacking
- Votevets · $1.1M attacking
- Your Community PAC · $964K attacking
- Democracyfirst PAC · $532K attacking
- Pro-Choice Women · $325K attacking
Rebecca CookeDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.4M
- Spent
- $6.3M
- From individuals
- $5.8M
- From PACs
- $467K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.8M
- Outside money against
- $3.1M
Who paid: 7% of Cooke's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (1%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $161K (31%)Membership $110K (21%)Union $105K (20%)Super PAC $47K (9%)Party $6K (1%)Other $79K (15%)
- J Street Membership$91K
- Welcomepac Super PAC$17K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Auchincloss Leadership PAC$10K
- Defend the Vote Super PAC$10K
- Davids New Dems Fund Other$10K
- Office and Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu) Jb Moss Voice of the Electorate (Vote) Union$10K
- Pro-Choice Women Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.5M attacking
- Strategic Majority PAC · $592K attacking
- Project 218 · $569K supporting
- Welcomepac · $550K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $259K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- $26M was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Derrick Van Orden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) raised $6.4M and had $1.8M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- House Majority PAC ($3.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Votevets ($1.1M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $91K to Rebecca Cooke; Winred gave $36K to Derrick Van Orden; American Revival PAC gave $19K to Derrick Van Orden.