Rebecca Cooke flips Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District for Democrats

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 480

Last Updated: 5 days, 17 hours ago

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Democrat Rebecca Cooke has defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, notching a win in one of the Democratic party’s highest priority House districts.

AP called the race at 11:48 p.m. with 90% of the vote counted. Cooke led Van Orden 52.4% to 45.8%.

Cooke, who lost in the Democratic primary for the seat in 2022 and narrowly lost to Van Orden in 2024, ran as a …

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