Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Tara Johnson

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3
Filing address
Stoddard, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
JOHNSON, TARA
Next election
Primary August 13, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Wisconsin with the 2024 district highlighted

Wisconsin, District 3

DemocraticU.S. House · Wisconsin District 3ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4WI03193 · Principal campaign committee: TARA FOR WISCONSIN

Total raised$214,530.32
Total spent$214,530.32
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through February 23, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $199,567.33PACs and other committees: $5,000.00Party committees: $327.45Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $9,635.54
  • Individual contributions$199,567.3393%
  • PACs and other committees$5,000.002%
  • Party committees$327.450%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$9,635.544%

Self-funding: $9,635.54 (4% of money raised): $9,635.54 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Wisconsin U.S. House, District 3, 2024 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Tara Johnson (D)$214,530.32$0.002024-02-23
Derrick F. Van Orden (R)$7,658,526.55$516,806.062024-12-31
Rebecca Cooke (D)$6,358,058.65$10,139.522024-12-31
Rebecca Cooke (D)$6,358,058.65$10,139.522024-12-31
Katrina Shankland (D)$979,501.34$2,353.072024-12-31
Eric Wilson (D)$257,828.69$319.872024-12-31
Aaron Nytes (D)$745.34$597.842023-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RSeptember 6, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 31, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 19, 2024
  • Elections DailyLean RAugust 26, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt RNovember 4, 2024
  • Decision Desk HQLean ROctober 22, 2024

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)October 3–7, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Derrick Van Orden 48% · Rebecca Cooke 49%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)September 21–23, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Derrick Van Orden 49% · Rebecca Cooke 44%
GBAO (D)September 8–10, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Derrick Van Orden 47% · Rebecca Cooke 49%
GQR Research (D)June 10–16, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Derrick Van Orden 50% · Rebecca Cooke 46%
Blueprint Polling (D)February 2–4, 2024326 (LV)± 5.43%Derrick Van Orden 50% · Rebecca Cooke 45%
Blueprint Polling (D)February 2–4, 2024326 (LV)± 5.43%Derrick Van Orden 49% · Katrina Shankland 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TARA FOR WISCONSIN.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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