Berman defeats Steil to flip Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

By: Heather Asiyanbi, Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 891

Last Updated: 5 days, 17 hours ago

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Democrat Mitchell Berman defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District Tuesday night in a race to become the first Democrat in the seat in more than three decades.

The Associated Press called the race for Berman at 11:48 p.m. With 95% of the ballots counted, Berman had more than 52% of the vote to Steil’s share of just under 48%.

Berman’s victory breaks Steil’s four-term winning streak that began …

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