Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / WI-3Wisconsin's 3rd district 2026 · held by Republicans

Rebecca Cooke is a slight favorite in WI-3

Rebecca Cooke50%Democrat
Derrick Van Orden50%Republican · incumbent
Median marginEven80%: R+8.0 to D+8.0
Cook PVIR+32026 lines
Tipping point1.4%decides the majority
District pollsD+1.01 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsToss-up
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHToss-up
EconomistLean D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLean D
Fox NewsToss-up
Silver BulletinLean D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
FM3 Research (D)Jun 25535 LV50–46 D+4.0