The November ballot
The primary has been held and no other party put a nominee on the ballot for this seat, so Pocan is the only name voters will see for it in November.
The seat
Mark Pocan
Democrat · Holds the seat now
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Wisconsin
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 164,182 votes
- Mark PocanWon87.9%144,312
- Douglas Alexander12%19,653
Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $818K
- Outside money
- $10
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 15%$125K
- Large donors
- 30%$245K
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- 49%$402K
- Other
- 5%$44K
Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The 1 group spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
How this seat voted last time
D+40 in 2024
- Mark PocanWon70.1%
- Erik Olsen29.8%
457,257 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 749K
- Median household income
- $88K
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.0%
- Without health insurance
- 3.9%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.