Bryan Steil
RIncumbentFEC H8WI01156
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Raised this cycle$6.4M
Cash on hand: $2.2M
2026 race
WI-01 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Bryan Steil.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
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Disclosed money in race
$9.4M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Mitchell Berman
DChallengerFEC H6WI01283
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Raised this cycle$2.0M
Cash on hand: $352K
6 defeated candidates — show
Peter Burgelis
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6WI01333
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Raised this cycle$57K
Cash on hand: $0
Randy Bryce
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H8WI01123
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Raised this cycle$48K
Cash on hand: $7K
Lorenzo Juan Santos
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H4WI01163
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Raised this cycle$17K
Cash on hand: $8K
Miguel Aranda
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6WI01291
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Raised this cycle$10K
Cash on hand: $13K
Adam Follmer
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6WI01267
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Raised this cycle$5K
Cash on hand: $5K
Peter William Barca
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H4WI01056
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Raised this cycle$4K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on WI-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Bryan Steilmixed
2 pos11 neutral2 neg15 articles
Mitchell Bermanleans negative
0 pos3 neutral1 neg4 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$9.4M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$8.5M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$854K
$214K for · $640K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Steil(R)incumbent − IN UNION USA $65K − END CITIZENS UNITED $50K | $6.4M | — | $115K | $6.3M |
Mitchell Berman(D) + PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $212K + FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $1K + GRASSROOTS NORTH SHORE $47 − WISCONSIN WORKING PAC $525K | $2.0M | $213K | $525K | $1.7M |
6 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Burgelis(D)defeated | $57K | — | — | $57K |
Randy Bryce(D)defeated + BLUE AMERICA PAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE $1K | $48K | $1K | — | $49K |
Lorenzo Juan Santos(D)defeated | $17K | — | — | $17K |
Miguel Aranda(D)defeated | $10K | — | — | $10K |
Adam Follmer(D)defeated | $5K | — | — | $5K |
Peter William Barca(D)defeated | $4K | — | — | $4K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside WI versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Bryan Steil(R)34% in-state · $3.8M itemized
$1.3M in-state$2.5M out-of-state
Mitchell Berman(D)63% in-state · $347K itemized
$220K in-state$127K out-of-state
5 defeated candidates — show
Peter Burgelis(D)defeated76% in-state · $37K itemized
$28K in-state$9K out-of-state
Randy Bryce(D)defeated23% in-state · $17K itemized
$4K in-state$13K out-of-state
Lorenzo Juan Santos(D)defeated27% in-state · $12K itemized
$3K in-state$9K out-of-state
Miguel Aranda(D)defeated92% in-state · $4K itemized
$3K in-state$300 out-of-state
Peter William Barca(D)defeated100% in-state · $2K itemized
$2K in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Steil | Berman | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||
Abortion Each state should set its own abortion laws. | — | ||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||
Agriculture SNAP (food stamp) eligibility and benefit levels should be expanded. | — | ||
Agriculture Federal funding to extend broadband access to rural areas should be expanded. | — | ||
Antitrust & Competition Federal antitrust laws should be strengthened to break up dominant technology platforms. | — | ||
Antitrust & Competition Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should be subject to stricter federal antitrust scrutiny. | — | ||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | ||
Economy The expanded child tax credit (refundable, paid monthly) should be made permanent. | — | ||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||
Healthcare A government-run public health insurance option should be added to the ACA marketplace. | — | ||
Healthcare Federal enforcement of mental-health insurance parity (equal coverage to medical care) should be strengthened. | — | ||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||
Judicial Reform Supreme Court justices should be bound by a binding code of ethics enforceable by Congress. | — | ||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | ||
Social Security High earners should pay Social Security taxes on more of their income. | — | ||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | ||
Social Security Workers should be able to invest part of their Social Security in the stock market. | — | ||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | ||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — | ||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — | ||
Veterans Veterans should be able to use VA benefits at any doctor, not just VA hospitals. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Mitchell Berman
- Meet the Democrats trying to flip the script on gun rights: From the Politics DeskNBC NewsOct 28
- Democrats eye Wisconsin Republican incumbent as congressional map expands in hopes of a blue waveThe Virginian-PilotSep 29
- Dems boost convicted radical-left candidate, reigniting tensions inside the partyFox NewsSep 17
- Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressivesRoll CallAug 12
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.