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Wisconsin District 3 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3

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U.S. House, Wisconsin District 3 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Rebecca Cooke
62%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Alexander Valiensi Kent
—Not published for this candidate
INDOn the ballot
Rustin Provance
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Derrick Van Orden incumbent
38%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentDerrick Van Orden

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
62% Rebecca Cooke · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Rebecca Cooke 62%
REP Derrick Van Orden 38%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Orden 46.0% · Cooke 50.0% FM3 Research / House Majority PAC · 2026-06-25
Seat lean (Hume PVI) R+4 as of cycle 2020
Prior result, this seat REP 51.4% 2024 general · margin 2.7%

Side by side

4 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMCookeINDKentINDProvanceREPOrden
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Rebecca Cooke$12,675,996.72
Alexander Valiensi KentNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Rustin ProvanceNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Derrick Van Orden$9,101,596.33
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Rebecca Cooke$12,238,748.98
Alexander Valiensi KentNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Rustin ProvanceNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Derrick Van Orden$8,452,731.29
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Rebecca Cooke$447,387.26
Alexander Valiensi KentNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Rustin ProvanceNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Derrick Van Orden$1,165,671.10
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Rebecca Cooke50.0%FM3 Research · 2026-06-25
Alexander Valiensi KentNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-06-25)
Rustin ProvanceNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-06-25)
Derrick Van Orden46.0%FM3 Research · 2026-06-25
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Rebecca CookeR+4seat-level
Alexander Valiensi KentR+4seat-level
Rustin ProvanceR+4seat-level
Derrick Van OrdenR+4seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

2 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-06-25
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleCookeKentProvanceOrdenOthers
FM3 Research2026-06-20 to 2026-06-25LV · n=53550.0%not namednot named46.0%none
Public Policy Polling2025-10-14 to 2025-10-15LV · n=60944.0%not namednot named42.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2020
    R+4
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    -4.286

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the district, computed on the district's current lines, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2024 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Derrick Van OrdenREP212,06451.36%
    Rebecca CookeDEM200,80848.64%

    Total votes 412,872 · winning margin 2.73% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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