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2026 U.S. House

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · WI-1
Primary: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in WI-1

Bryan Steil

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Strengthening the economy
  • Securing communities
  • Protecting seniors
About Bryan Steil

Bryan Steil is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and is the Republican nominee for WI-1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified candidate list and the August 11, 2026 primary results. First elected to Congress in 2018, he chairs the Committee on House Administration and chairs the Financial Services subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and artificial intelligence, per the campaign site.

Mitchell Berman

Mitchell Berman

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lower costs for families
  • Fix health care
  • End corruption in Washington
About Mitchell Berman

Berman is a registered nurse with more than 23 years in healthcare, including a decade caring for veterans and active-duty service members at the VA, per the campaign site. He is a board-certified emergency nurse, a National Nurses United member, the first in his family to graduate college, and a husband and father of two, per the campaign site.

About this race

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Wisconsin primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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