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Federal · Nov 3, 2026 · Certified ballot ↗

U.S. House of Representatives — Wisconsin District 1

2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

As printed · ballot order

  1. Bryan Steil
    RepublicanIncumbent

    U.S. Representative

    MoneyAds

  2. Mitchell Berman
    Democratic

    QuestionnaireMoneyAds

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ⓘ What do the party and ideology labels mean?

On the ballot, partisan candidates run under a party — in Wisconsin almost always Democratic or Republican, with the occasional third-party or independent candidate. Words like progressive, conservative, libertarian, or democratic socialist are labels people use to describe themselves, not separate parties on the ballot. A label is a starting point; each candidate's sourced positions show where they actually stand.

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Why this race matters

Southeastern Wisconsin including Racine and Kenosha counties

Wisconsin Watch’s questionnaire

Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, asked candidates for this office the same questions. The answers are the candidates’ own words, published on its site.

Ask Voter Help: “What did the candidates for U.S. House of Representatives — Wisconsin District 1 tell Wisconsin Watch?” →

Source: Wisconsin Watch 2026 Voter Guide, through Voter Guide Commons. That copy was last updated August 20, 2026; BadgerBrief checked it October 13, 2026. Whether a candidate answered is as the guide reports it.

See everyone who ran in the August 11, 2026 primary →

Who has raised the most money?

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Bryan Steil$6,251,359$4,267,356$4,203,1732026-09-30
Mitchell Berman$1,610,305$1,272,237$338,0692026-09-30

Federal data: FEC. State data: WI Ethics Commission Sunshine (non-commercial voter education use).

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

$1.2M

Attacking

1.2M

Reach

$99 own committee · $1.2M outside (estimated)

15 ad(s) not yet classified support/attack.

Mitchell Berman

$74k

Supporting

$0

Attacking

5.8M

Reach

$74k own committee · $0 outside (estimated)

21 ad(s) not yet classified support/attack.

Who's paying. $1.3M in tracked ads — an estimated 94% from outside groups. Bryan Steil is the most-attacked candidate here.

Broadcast TV ads

$1.2M from 4 sponsors across 13 orders · reported on FCC orders

In the news about the U.S. House of Representatives — Wisconsin District 1 race

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How this page was made

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Tarik Moody, in Milwaukee, independently. No ads, and no party, campaign or PAC money. Nobody has editorial input. About BadgerBrief
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