Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Mark Christopher Scheffler

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Wisconsin District 8
Filing address
Appleton, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SCHEFFLER, MARK CHRISTOPHER
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 8

DemocraticU.S. House · Wisconsin District 8ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6WI08197 · Principal campaign committee: MARK SCHEFFLER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$139,670.00
Total spent$139,670.00
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$25,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 16, 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: $99,570.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $40,100.00
  • Individual contributions$99,570.0071%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$40,100.0029%

Self-funding: $40,100.00 (29% of money raised): $15,100.00 given and $25,000.00 lent by the candidate. $3,299.72 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$51,020.0052%
  • Contributions over $200$46,700.0048%
  • Itemized from inside Wisconsin$48,103.0090%
  • Itemized from other states$5,490.0010%

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

Raised and spent over time

$48K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $11,975.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $4,825.07YEAR-END: raised $35,008.00YEAR-END: spent $20,930.65APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $44,563.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $47,870.87JULY QUARTERLY: raised $41,238.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $40,304.53PRE-PRIMARY: raised $3,971.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $12,733.27TERMINATION REPORT: raised $2,915.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $13,005.612025-092025-122026-032026-062026-072026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Wisconsin U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mark Christopher Scheffler (D)$139,670.00$0.002026-10-16
Tony Wied (R)$1,354,324.32$242,365.752026-10-14
Rick Crosson (D)$168,411.93$62,027.492026-10-14
Katrina Violetta Deville (D)$33,420.21$0.002026-09-30

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: MARK SCHEFFLER FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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