Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Ben Steinhoff

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Wisconsin District 5
Filing address
Pewaukee, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
STEINHOFF, BEN
Next election
Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Wisconsin with the 2026 district highlighted

Wisconsin, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Wisconsin District 5ChallengerDid not qualify for the ballot

FEC candidate ID H4WI05115 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF BEN

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Wisconsin District 5$8,885.45Did not qualify for the ballot
2023–2024U.S. House · Wisconsin District 5$92,877.73Lost the general election (35.5%)
Total raised$8,885.45
Total spent$7,774.57
Cash on hand−$1,496.92
Debts owed by the campaign$1,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $8,885.45
  • Individual contributions$8,885.45100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,960.7350%
  • Contributions over $200$3,000.0050%
  • Itemized from inside Wisconsin$3,870.0092%
  • Itemized from other states$335.008%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Colorado $200.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$7K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $431.72APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $392.74JULY QUARTERLY: raised $495.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $385.16OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $400.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,142.36YEAR-END: raised $430.00YEAR-END: spent $2,820.97APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $800.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,785.90JULY QUARTERLY: raised $3,380.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $123.72OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,948.73OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $123.722025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Wisconsin U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ben Steinhoff (D)$8,885.45−$1,496.922026-09-30
Scott Fitzgerald (R)$1,729,316.51$1,206,615.312026-10-14
Andrew Beck (D)$14,612.26$3,158.022026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (retrieved October 22, 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: FRIENDS OF BEN.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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