Federal · Primary August 11, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House of Representatives — Wisconsin District 1 in 2026?
5 candidates are running.
Why this race matters
Southeastern Wisconsin including Racine and Kenosha counties
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Ad money in this race
Who is paying to influence this race — supporting or attacking each candidate, and how much is a candidate's own committee vs. outside groups. Spend and reach are platform-disclosed ranges; figures are estimated midpoints. This shows pressure, not who wins.
Bryan Steil
$99
Supporting
$376k
Attacking
36k
Reach
$99 own committee · $376k outside (estimated)
Mitchell Berman
$40k
Supporting
$0
Attacking
1.8M
Reach
$40k own committee · $0 outside (estimated)
Peter Burgelis
$1k
Supporting
$0
Attacking
88k
Reach
$1k own committee · $0 outside (estimated)
Miguel Aranda
$748
Supporting
$0
Attacking
72k
Reach
$698 own committee · $50 outside (estimated)
Lorenzo J. Santos
$99
Supporting
$0
Attacking
7k
Reach
$50 own committee · $50 outside (estimated)
Broadcast TV ads
$376k across 7 orders · reported on FCC orders
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 63 spots · Oct 13–Oct 19
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 26 spots · Mar 24–Mar 30
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 29 spots · Feb 16–Feb 22
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 25 spots · Feb 9–Feb 15
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 25 spots · Feb 2–Feb 8
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 25 spots · Apr 14–Apr 20
WISN-TV · Milwaukee · 23 spots · Mar 31–Apr 6
Sources
- referenceBallotpedia — WI-1 2026
- officialFEC — WI House Candidates 2026
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