Elections Intelligence

Wisconsin 3rd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Rebecca Cooke Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 77¢24¢
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Derrick Van Orden Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 3 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean DD 77¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upD+4 — FM3 Research, Jul 6. Prior result · Toss-upR+2.72 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 6¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 77¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+4
FM3 Research ↗ Jul 20 - 25 · n=535 LV D+4 D SPONSOR
Impact Research ↗ B May 26 - 3 · n=500 LV D+4 D SPONSOR
Impact Research ↗ B Feb 12 - 17 · n=500 LV D+1 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+2.72

Derrick Van Orden (R)

51.32 — 48.6 · 2024 general election

def. Rebecca Cooke (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.1 to 1
Rebecca Cooke$8.60M
Derrick Van Orden$7.53M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-22 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-11 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄