2024 general election
Wisconsin 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$26M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Derrick Van Orden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$26M
Raised by campaigns
$14M
PAC checks
$1.5M
Outside money
$12M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.7M
- Spent
- $7.3M
- From individuals
- $5.0M
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $19K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $171K
- Outside money against
- $6.5M
Who paid: 13% of Orden's money came from PACs
Corporate $132K (15%)Trade group $160K (18%)Leadership PAC $376K (41%)Membership $67K (7%)Union $32K (3%)Super PAC $21K (2%)Party $10K (1%)Other $109K (12%)
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
- Team Mchenry Leadership PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Compay Corporate$10K
- Commander Zinke Other$10K
- Calvert Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Growth Energy PAC Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.1M attacking
- Votevets · $1.1M attacking
- Your Community PAC · $964K attacking
- Democracyfirst PAC · $532K attacking
- Pro-Choice Women · $325K attacking
Rebecca CookeDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.4M
- Spent
- $6.3M
- From individuals
- $5.8M
- From PACs
- $467K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.8M
- Outside money against
- $3.1M
Who paid: 7% of Cooke's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (1%)Leadership PAC $159K (32%)Membership $110K (22%)Union $100K (20%)Super PAC $47K (9%)Party $6K (1%)Other $79K (16%)
- J Street Membership$91K
- Welcomepac Super PAC$17K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Auchincloss Leadership PAC$10K
- Defend the Vote Super PAC$10K
- Davids New Dems Fund Other$10K
- Pro-Choice Women Other$10K
- Aguilar Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.5M attacking
- Strategic Majority PAC · $592K attacking
- Project 218 · $569K supporting
- Welcomepac · $550K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $259K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- $26M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Derrick Van Orden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) raised $6.4M and had $1.8M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- House Majority PAC ($3.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Votevets ($1.1M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Wisconsin 3rd District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $91K to Rebecca Cooke; Welcomepac gave $17K to Rebecca Cooke; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Derrick Van Orden.