Rebecca Cooke Wins Democratic Primary for Key Wisconsin House Seat

Ms. Cooke, a three-time congressional candidate, held a huge fund-raising edge in a western Wisconsin race that Democrats consider pivotal to their hopes of flipping the House.

Rebecca Cooke wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is projected for a rematch against political fundraiser and waitress Rebecca Cooke (D) for a battleground House seat in central and western Wisconsin, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Cooke, who ran and lost to Van Orden in 2024 by just over 11,000 votes, fended off a challenge from forme