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Wisconsin 3rd

📅 General: November 3, 2026
Last updated: Sep 03, 2026 09:35 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$16.1M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$434K
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$3.0M
20 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Toss-Up
Signal Alignment INSUFFICIENT DATA at 0%
Data Signals
📈 Van Orden: Net IE: +219K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
Supporting Alfonso
$5.4M
Supporting Van Orden
$308K
AMERICAN FUTURE FUND POLITICAL ACTION
Supporting Alfonso
$199K
THE WISCO PROJECT PAC
Supporting Van Orden
$67K
Supporting Alfonso
$43K
Supporting Cooke
$28K
Supporting Alfonso
$20K
Supporting Van Orden
$20K
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL
Supporting Van Orden
$4K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $11.1M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $3.0M in campaign spending in this race.
20
Corporate Clients
$11.1M
Lobbying Spend
$3.0M
Campaign Spending
76
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security 💰 Finance & Banking 🏥 Healthcare & Pharma ⚡ Energy & Utilities
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
BP AMERICA, INC. ⚡ 🏭 🛡️
$8.8M
$3K
VAN ORDEN
CJ AMERICA, INC.
$590K
$3K
VAN ORDEN
MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS 🛡️
$360K
$20K
VAN ORDEN
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
$280K
$308K
VAN ORDEN
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 🛡️ 💰 🏥
$240K
$308K
VAN ORDEN
ATI, INC.
$230K
$20K
VAN ORDEN
Y 🏥
$180K
$4K
VAN ORDEN
SAFER FOUNDATION 🏥
$160K
$308K
VAN ORDEN
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
VAN ORDEN (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K (4)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
MIDLAND ENERGY
$14K (4)
HENDRICKS HOLDING
$14K (4)
VALMORE GP
$13K (5)
EDW. C. LEVY
$8K (33)
ANTON DEVCO
$7K (3)
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT
$7K (5)
STEPHENS
$7K (3)
COOKE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (5 also lobby Congress)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
$23K (63)
SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS
$21K (6)
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$20K (6)
PABLO FOUNDATION
$10K (3)
UW HEALTH
$10K (29)
CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS
$8K (3)
THE WALT DISNEY CO
$8K (7)
GOOGLE
$7K (9)
RUEDEBUSCH DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION
$7K (2)
QPRIME
$7K (2)
STEIL (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
KLONDIKE CHEESE
$42K (12)
COINBASE
$30K (9)
CAPITAL GROUP
$25K (10)
BLACKROCK
$19K (9)
PARADIGM
$15K (6)
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K (4)
BLACKSTONE
$14K (5)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
SOLANA LABS
$14K (4)
STARSKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
WASSGREN (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
MADISON RETIREMENT ADMIN
$7K (2)
MAHALIA VEDIC WELLNESS
$7K (3)
BOM INVESTMENTS
$7K (3)
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM
$7K (2)
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K (5)
HAVERSINE FUNDING
$3K (1)
WRI
$506 (2)
HCVT CPAS
$500 (1)
ZEPPELIN CAPITAL
$500 (1)
HERMENING (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
HERMENING FINANCIAL GROUP
$210 (1)
FITZGERALD (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
BGR GROUP
$10K (10)
MILWAUKEE TOOL
$9K (10)
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K (3)
ABC
$7K (2)
BLACKSTONE
$7K (3)
ULINE
$7K (3)
TOLL FOUNDATION
$7K (3)
THE GIBSON GROUP
$6K (5)
HORICON BANK
$5K (3)
CONNECTOR
$4K (3)
MOORE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups
EPIC SYSTEMS
$7K (2)
LEM SETTLEMENT GROUP
$5K (2)
GTW
$5K (2)
BOSTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
$5K (2)
CD SMITH
$4K (2)
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
$4K (1)
THRIVENT
$4K (1)
ONEAMERICA FINANCIAL
$3K (1)
PROTECTIVE LIFE
$3K (1)
MASSMUTUAL
$3K (1)
WIED (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
CASH DEPOT
$7K (3)
HJ MARTIN & SON
$7K (4)
SPACEX
$7K (3)
BGR GROUP
$5K (6)
QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP
$5K (3)
GREEN BAY PACKING
$5K (3)
UFA
$5K (3)
PLEXUS
$4K (5)
EPIC
$3K (1)
NEUMANN COMPANIES
$3K (1)
🔀 14 SPLIT DONORS — Employers whose staff donate to both sides
FOUNDERS FUND: VAN ORDEN $14,000 / STEIL $14,000. WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: VAN ORDEN $14,000 / STEIL $14,000. MIDLAND ENERGY: VAN ORDEN $14,000 / STEIL $14,000.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-03)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$51.5B
Total Awards
1%
Defense ($54.6M)
5,795,483
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Offices of Physicians (except · $4.4B Facilities Support Services · $48.3M Commercial and Institutional B · $42.2M Perishable Prepared Food Manuf · $22.2M All Other Outpatient Care Cent · $13.8M Environmental Consulting Servi · $13.2M
Recipient Amount
OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.
$24.3B
OPTUMSERVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
$4.4B
DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
$67.2M
TRANE U.S. INC.
$44.8M
J. F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC.
$35.7M
OPTUMSERVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
$30.1M
MAINSTAY DISTRIBUTING, LLC
$24.5M
ORC INDUSTRIES, INC.
$21.5M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Cooke (D)
$8.6M
$1.8M
36%
79%
$28K
Van Orden (R)
$7.5M
$4.7M
36%
45%
$328K
$78K
Financial Breakdown
Cooke (D)
Total Raised
$8,601,146
Cash on Hand
$1,826,605
Disbursements
$6,784,680
Individual Contributions
$7,251,910
PAC Contributions
$523,475
Small Dollar %
36.5%
Burn Rate
78.9%
Net IE Advantage
+$28K
Van Orden (R)
Total Raised
$7,526,052
Cash on Hand
$4,677,029
Disbursements
$3,365,829
Individual Contributions
$4,403,717
PAC Contributions
$994,742
Small Dollar %
36.2%
Burn Rate
44.7%
Net IE Advantage
+$250K
📜 Historical Context — Wisconsin
Partisan Lean R+3
↘ Trending R+6

WI has a partisan lean of R+3. The state has shifted toward Republicans by 6 points in recent elections. Democrats won 3 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+15).

Presidential Results
2020 D+0.6
2016 R+0.7
2012 D+6.9
2008 D+13.9
2004 D+0.4
Senate Results
2018 D+10.8
2016 R+3.4
2012 D+5.5
2010 D+47.0