Who raised the most money in the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?

Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) raised $13M and had $2.4M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?

House Majority PAC ($8.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.7M), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($4.9M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?

Jstreetpac gave $18K to Rebecca Cooke; Swing Left gave $15K to Rebecca Cooke; Blue Dog Political Action Committee gave $10K to Rebecca Cooke.

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2026 general election

Wisconsin 3rd District

The candidate who raised the most money won. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

$52M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $22M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $30M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$52M

Raised by campaigns

$22M

PAC checks

$2.0M

Outside money

$30M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Rebecca CookeDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $13M
Spent: $12M
From individuals: $11M
From PACs: $789K
From party: $6K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $2.4M
Outside money against: $11M

Who paid: 6% of Cooke's money came from PACs

Trade group $6K (1%)Leadership PAC $164K (31%)Membership $47K (9%)Union $94K (18%)Super PAC $76K (14%)Party $8K (1%)Other $142K (26%)

J Street Membership$18K
Swing Left Super PAC$15K
Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$10K
Defend Democracy Now PAC Other$10K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
Sanders Leadership PAC$10K
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club Union$10K
Tri-State Maxed-Out Women Super PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.7M attacking
Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. · $4.9M attacking
Progressive Turnout Project · $616K supporting
One for All Committee · $400K supporting
America PAC · $395K attacking

FEC record H4WI03169

Derrick Van OrdenRepublican, incumbent

✗ Lost

Raised: $9.1M
Spent: $8.5M
From individuals: $5.3M
From PACs: $1.3M
From party: $22K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $2.4M
Outside money against: $14M

Who paid: 14% of Orden's money came from PACs

Corporate $117K (12%)Trade group $164K (17%)Leadership PAC $389K (40%)Membership $86K (9%)Union $33K (3%)Super PAC $46K (5%)Party $10K (1%)Other $131K (13%)

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
Steil Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Cole Combined Committee Party$10K
American Revival PAC Other$10K
Smith Victory Leadership PAC$10K
Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
First in Freedom PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Smart Td Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $8.9M attacking
Lcv Victory Fund · $1.7M attacking
American Majority Action PAC · $1.0M supporting
Tomorrow Together · $881K attacking
Edf Action Votes · $747K attacking

FEC record H0WI03175

Rustin ProvanceIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $0
Spent: $0
From individuals: $0
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $162K
Outside money against: $0

Biggest outside spenders

Our Heritage Matters · $162K supporting

FEC record H2WI03163

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?: $52M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $22M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $30M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?: Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) raised $13M and had $2.4M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?: House Majority PAC ($8.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.7M), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($4.9M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race?: Jstreetpac gave $18K to Rebecca Cooke; Swing Left gave $15K to Rebecca Cooke; Blue Dog Political Action Committee gave $10K to Rebecca Cooke.