Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, WI-03
Rebecca Cooke
American political candidate (born 1987)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +3.8, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Rebecca Cooke is an American politician, nonprofit founder, and former political consultant who is the U.S. representative-elect for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, Cooke defeated Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in the 2026 election after unsuccessfully running for the seat in 2024. From 2019 to 2021, Cooke served on the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- December 21, 1987 (age 38)
- Education
- North High School
- University of St. Thomas
- Occupation
- Not on file
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, WI-03. Won.
- Rebecca Cooke Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +3.8, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: COOKE FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
34.1% of the $10,940,402 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)29.4%$3,730,242
- Individuals, itemized56.9%$7,210,160
- Other political committees (PACs)6.2%$789,321
- Party committees0.0%$5,625
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts7.4%$940,649
Employers donors listed
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN$42,129217 contributions
- JANE STREET CAPITAL LLC$30,2229 contributions
- ANTHROPIC PBC$21,5137 contributions
- SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS LLC$21,0006 contributions
- GOOGLE LLC$17,17135 contributions
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT L$14,0004 contributions
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS LLC$14,0004 contributions
- CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES PC$14,0004 contributions
- DE SHAW & CO LP$14,0004 contributions
- EVERCORE PARTNERS LLC$14,0004 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- cookeforwisconsin.com official
- Campaign email
- info@cookeforwisconsin.com · source
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 10:41 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, WI-03 · primary · result not on file Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q139997274). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383744744
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 10:41 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Cooke
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139997274
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4WI03169/
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