Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Peter Burgelis

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Wisconsin District 1
Filing address
Milwaukee, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BURGELIS, PETER
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 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Wisconsin District 1ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H6WI01333 · Principal campaign committee: PETER BURGELIS FOR WISCONSIN

Total raised$57,321.59
Total spent$57,321.59
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 17, 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: $47,840.00PACs and other committees: $750.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $8,731.59
  • Individual contributions$47,840.0083%
  • PACs and other committees$750.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$8,731.5915%

Self-funding: $8,731.59 (15% of money raised): $8,731.59 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$11,540.0024%
  • Contributions over $200$36,300.0076%
  • Itemized from inside Wisconsin$27,850.0076%
  • Itemized from other states$8,650.0024%

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

Raised and spent over time

$55K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $54,562.59JULY QUARTERLY: spent $35,666.62TERMINATION REPORT: raised $2,759.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $21,654.972026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

2 committees reported giving $750.00 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 1, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Peter Burgelis (D)$57,321.59$0.002026-09-17
Bryan George Steil (R)$6,393,553.46$2,243,604.542026-10-14
Mitchell Berman (D)$1,977,099.04$351,557.782026-10-14
Randy Bryce (D)$47,524.30$6,532.042026-09-30
Lorenzo Juan Santos (D)$17,333.00$8,447.722026-07-22
Miguel Aranda (D)$9,799.62$12,577.582026-07-22
Adam Follmer (D)$5,200.74$4,754.552026-09-30
Gage James Stills (D)$1,785.96$897.842026-06-29

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Impact Research (D)September 28 – October 1, 2026500 (LV)–Bryan Steil 47% · Mitchell Berman 48%
DCCC Analytics DepartmentSeptember 21–23, 2026495 (LV)± 4.4%Bryan Steil 48% · Mitchell Berman 48%
Impact Research (D)August 6–9, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Bryan Steil 49% · Mitchell Berman 48%
Ragnar Research Partners (R)March 14–16, 2026400 (LV)± 5.0%Bryan Steil 50% · Mitchell Berman 41%
Impact Research (D)September 28 – October 1, 2026500 (LV)–Generic Republican 48% · Generic Democrat 49%
Ragnar Research Partners (R)March 14–16, 2026400 (LV)± 5.0%Generic Republican 42% · Generic Democrat 44%

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: PETER BURGELIS FOR WISCONSIN.
  • 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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