Overview
- The Associated Press projected Mitchell Berman the winner and incumbent Bryan Steil conceded, confirming a Democratic pickup in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District.
- Berman is an emergency-room nurse who campaigned on lowering rent, food, gas and medical costs and on protecting health care for families and veterans.
- Steil had represented the district since 2019 and sought a fifth term while emphasizing lower prices, border security and protections for seniors during his campaign.
- The district covers Kenosha and Racine counties, most of Walworth County and parts of Rock and Milwaukee counties and voted narrowly for Donald Trump in 2024, making it a competitive suburban and exurban seat long held by Republicans.
- Formal certification and transition steps will follow normal post-election procedures and Berman’s win is likely to shift constituent priorities toward cost and health care issues in Washington.