2026 general election
Wisconsin 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.9M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $150K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Scott Fitzgerald (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.9M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$1.1M
Outside money
$150K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Scott FitzgeraldRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $610K
- From PACs
- $1.1M
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $150K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 62% of Fitzgerald's money came from PACs
Corporate $465K (48%)Trade group $285K (30%)Leadership PAC $66K (7%)Membership $65K (7%)Union $6K (1%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $71K (7%)
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$15K
- Smith Victory Leadership PAC$15K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) Corporate$10K
- American Investment Council Trade group$10K
- Sentry Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- American Optometric Association Membership$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- America's Credit Unions Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Defend American Jobs · $150K supporting
Andrew BeckDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $15K
- Spent
- $12K
- From individuals
- $13K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $62
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Voces De La Frontera Political Fund · $62 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race?
- $1.9M was spent on the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $150K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Scott Fitzgerald (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race?
- Scott Fitzgerald (Republican) raised $1.7M and had $150K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race?
- Defend American Jobs ($150K), Voces De La Frontera Political Fund ($62).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Wisconsin 5th District race?
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) gave $15K to Scott Fitzgerald; Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC gave $15K to Scott Fitzgerald; The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) gave $10K to Scott Fitzgerald.