2026 House race
Wisconsin 1st District
Lean R Cook Political Report, as of October 16, 2026
Campaigns through 2026-09-30Outside money through 2026-10-18Source: FEC
The short version
- Bryan Steil has raised $6.3M to Mitchell Berman's $1.6M (3.9x), through September 30, 2026.
- Outside groups have reported $5.6M in general election spending: $2.6M helping the Democrat and $3.0M helping the Republican.
- Largest outside spender: HMP, $1.4M opposing Bryan Steil.
Campaign money
Mitchell Berman
- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- Cash on hand
- $338K
- From PACs
- $132K
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- Self funding
- $0
- Outside money for (general)
- $2.6M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Bryan Steil
- Raised
- $6.3M
- Spent
- $4.3M
- Cash on hand
- $4.2M
- From PACs
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.7M
- Self funding
- $0
- Outside money for (general)
- $3.0M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Outside spending
Biggest outside spenders, general election
| Spender | Position | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HMP | Oppose Bryan Steil | $1.4M |
| Fairshake | Support Bryan Steil | $1.0M |
| Progressive Turnout Project | Support Mitchell Berman | $613K |
| America First Agriculture Action Inc. | Support Bryan Steil | $529K |
| American Majority Action PAC | Support Bryan Steil | $518K |
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Oppose Mitchell Berman | $296K |
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Support Bryan Steil | $238K |
| In Union USA | Oppose Bryan Steil | $194K |
| Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) | Support Bryan Steil | $171K |
| Somos PAC | Support Mitchell Berman | $162K |
| Civic Renewal Fund Inc. | Support Bryan Steil | $127K |
| AB PAC | Support Mitchell Berman | $125K |
| In Union USA | Support Mitchell Berman | $65K |
| MAGA Inc. | Oppose Mitchell Berman | $62K |
| End Citizens United | Oppose Bryan Steil | $50K |
Where the outside money came from
For the biggest spenders, the money is followed upstream while a single donor supplied at least half of it. From FEC receipts.
- American Majority Action PAC ← $10.9M from Restoration of America PAC (100% of its reported receipts) ← whose largest donor is Richard E. Uihlein, $66.7M
- Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ← $925K from Center Forward (72% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
These totals come from the 24 and 48 hour notices outside groups must file before ads run. They are the disclosed floor. Spending by groups that do not file independent expenditure notices, such as issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups, does not appear here.
Top PAC donors to each campaign
D Mitchell Berman
| PAC | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Defend the Vote | $5K | 2 |
| UAW | $5K | 1 |
| Save Democracy PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Patriot PAC FEC | $2K | 1 |
| Fighting Back PAC FEC | $1K | 1 |
| Future Forum PAC FEC | $1K | 1 |
Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through June 30, 2026. 6 PACs in total.
R Bryan Steil
| PAC | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Deloitte PAC | $15K | 3 |
| Baker PAC FEC | $12K | 3 |
| Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. PAC (Insurpac) | $10K | 4 |
| In the Arena PAC | $10K | 3 |
| Synchrony Financial Employees PAC (Syncpac) FEC | $10K | 3 |
| Defending the American Dream PAC FEC | $10K | 2 |
| Bny Mellon-Fed PAC FEC | $10K | 3 |
| Bmi Political Action Committee FEC | $10K | 2 |
| America's First PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee FEC | $10K | 3 |
Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through July 22, 2026. 355 PACs in total.
Primary Sources
- FEC candidate page, Mitchell Berman: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6WI01283
- FEC committee filings, Mitchell Berman principal campaign committee: C00915637
- FEC candidate page, Bryan Steil: fec.gov/data/candidate/H8WI01156
- FEC committee filings, Bryan Steil principal campaign committee: C00677286
- FEC independent expenditures, 2026 cycle: fec.gov independent expenditures
- Race rating: Cook Political Report, October 16, 2026
- Nominees: spectrumnews1.com