Blue Dog-backed Democrat wins Wisconsin primary, signaling broader House battleground

Democrat Rebecca Cooke won Wisconsin’s 3rd District primary and will face Republican Derrick Van Orden in the fall, setting up a high-profile rematch in a marquee battleground as Democrats also eye additional seats in Wisconsin and Minnesota while Republicans push into southern and open districts. Cooke bills herself as a Blue Dog/New Dem with a progressive edge, a dynamic that has drawn significant fundraising and hundreds of millions in fall ad reservations from both parties.