WI-03: Rebecca Cooke (D) again outraises US Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) in pivotal Wisconsin House race

For the second consecutive time, Democrat Rebecca Cooke has outraised Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in western Wisconsin’s highly contested 3rd Congressional District race.

The 3rd District race has seen more spending than any other U.S. House race in the state this cycle as national Democrats work to flip Republicans’ slim U.S. House majority and stymie President Donald Trump’s agenda in the final two years of his second term. Republicans have responded in kind with an eye on defending their majority.

Between Jan. 1 and March 31, Cooke, a Democrat from Eau Claire, raised around $2.4 million and spent around $551,000, according to her latest federal campaign finance report. During the same period, Van Orden reported raising around $1.3 million and spent about $255,000. Cooke ended the reporting period with around $4.4 million in the bank. Van Orden ended with around $3.8 million.

Cooke previously edged out Van Orden on fundraising during the final three months of 2025.



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