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U.S. House · Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District

Western Wisconsin, including Eau Claire and La Crosse.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Rebecca Cooke, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Cooke172,75752.4%
Derrick Van Orden150,87345.8%
Alexander Kent4,0351.2%
Rustin Provance1,7990.5%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Derrick Van Orden (R) advanced unopposed from the Republican primary. Rebecca Cooke defeated Emily Berge 60.0%-39.9% in the Democratic primary. Two independents, Alexander Valiensi Kent and Rustin Provance, also qualified for the general-election ballot; a third independent, Jayte Welch, withdrew or was disqualified.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 4 candidates

Derrick Van OrdenRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District (since 2023)Full profile →Rebecca CookeDPROJECTED WINNERNonprofit founder and former small business ownerFull profile →Alexander Valiensi KentINDFull profile →Rustin ProvanceINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Derrick Van Orden
    —
  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign site says every person should have the right to make decisions about starting or growing a family and that she would protect reproductive healthcare and keep Planned Parenthood federally funded.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Opposes[15]

    Cosponsored H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (119th Congress), which would require states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    —
  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Rebecca Cooke
    —
  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[17][18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign site calls for scrapping the Social Security payroll tax cap so higher earners pay more.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign site says she would expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing, lower the Medicare eligibility age annually, increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural hospitals, and provide more tax credits to lower ACA exchange premiums.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[17][18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign priorities call for federal investment in wind, solar and hydro energy projects.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Derrick Van Orden
    —
  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign priorities call for fully funding law enforcement.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Derrick Van Orden
    —
  • Rebecca Cooke
    Supports[6]

    Campaign site says she supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour with a rolling implementation plan starting with large corporations.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    Opposes[6]

    Campaign priorities call for ending the use of tariffs.

  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Rebecca Cooke
    —
  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Derrick Van Orden
    Recorded votes[23][24]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Rebecca Cooke
    —
  • Alexander Valiensi Kent
    —
  • Rustin Provance
    —

Research notes & limits

Biographical detail for independents Alexander Valiensi Kent and Rustin Provance is limited to their Ballotpedia profiles and self-reported survey answers; no campaign website for either could be loaded.

Sources · 34

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Derrick Van Orden · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Rebecca Cooke · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.DECISION 2026: Cooke, Van Orden agree on pocketbook pressures, split over causes and solutions · WEAU News report
  5. 5.Van Orden: The Commander-in-Chief Must Retain the Ability to Act Decisively · Rep. Derrick Van Orden (official site) Official record
  6. 6.Priorities - Rebecca Cooke · Cooke for Congress Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Alexander Valiensi Kent · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Rustin Provance · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Derrick Van Orden · Ballotpedia Reference
  10. 10.About · Office of Rep. Derrick Van Orden Official record
  11. 11.About · Derrick Van Orden for Congress Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Derrick Van Orden · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Derrick Van Orden Official record
  14. 14.U.S. House · Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  15. 15.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  26. 26.Rebecca Cooke · Ballotpedia Reference
  27. 27.Rebecca Cooke (politician) · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  28. 28.Cooke wins Democratic nomination for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District · KSTP News report
  29. 29.Derrick Van Orden · Ballotpedia Reference
  30. 30.Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  31. 31.Alexander Valiensi Kent · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  32. 32.U.S. House · Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  33. 33.Rustin Provance · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) Candidate's own words
  34. 34.U.S. House · Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report