2026 general election
Wisconsin 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$26M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $18M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Mitchell Berman (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$26M
Raised by campaigns
$8.4M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$18M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Bryan SteilRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.4M
- Spent
- $6.4M
- From individuals
- $1.8M
- From PACs
- $1.9M
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $4.0M
- Outside money against
- $6.1M
Who paid: 30% of Steil's money came from PACs
Corporate $861K (48%)Trade group $310K (17%)Leadership PAC $301K (17%)Membership $100K (6%)Union $31K (2%)Super PAC $31K (2%)Other $178K (10%)
- At&T Inc. Corporate$14K
- Garbarino Victory Fund Leadership PAC$13K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Super PAC$13K
- The Goldman Sachs Group Inc Corporate$12K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $4.6M attacking
- Fairshake · $1.0M supporting
- American Majority Action PAC · $1.0M supporting
- 314 Action Fund · $1.0M attacking
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $694K supporting
Mitchell BermanDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- From individuals
- $1.8M
- From PACs
- $190K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.7M
- Outside money against
- $6.2M
Who paid: 10% of Berman's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $14K (28%)Membership $50 (0%)Union $10K (21%)Super PAC $24K (49%)Other $1K (2%)
- Defend the Vote Leadership Fund Super PAC$10K
- Crush Maga PAC Super PAC$5K
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$5K
- Delbene Leadership PAC$5K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$5K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
- Service Employees International Union Union$5K
- Swing Left Super PAC$4K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.2M attacking
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $1.5M attacking
- Progressive Turnout Project · $960K supporting
- Wisconsin Working PAC · $883K attacking
- Somos PAC · $299K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race?
- $26M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $18M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Mitchell Berman (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race?
- Bryan Steil (Republican) raised $6.4M and had $4.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race?
- House Majority PAC ($4.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.2M), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($2.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race?
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC) gave $14K to Bryan Steil; Baker PAC gave $13K to Bryan Steil; Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC gave $13K to Bryan Steil.