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Wisconsin · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Wisconsin District 02 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Wisconsin District 02 House race

Mark Pocan has raised more than 274 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Wisconsin District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $780,129 between them. Mark Pocan reports $777,289 and Erik Olsen reports $2,840, a gap of $774,449. Of what Mark Pocan reports, 46% came from individuals and 49% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 49% from PACs and 46% from individuals.

46% individuals49% PACs5% other
$777K
raised
EO

Erik Olsen

R
R · challenger

2% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 98% from other sources.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other
$3K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$58K
Health & Pharma$17K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Small donors & unclassified$8K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Retail & Consumer$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 139 · pac$10K
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

48%46%
48% PACs46% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Mark Pocan is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$1.3M
$841K+. up $1.3M since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$58K
Health & Pharma$17K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Small donors & unclassified$8K
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The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Mark Pocan
D · incumbent
Mark Pocan
vs
EO
Erik Olsen
R · challenger
$777K
Raised
$3K
$864K
Cash on hand
$0
49%
From PACs
0%
46%
From individuals
2%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No