The Winner
If you live in Wisconsin's 4th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Gwen Moore (D-WI), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The AP called the race at 8:49 p.m. on Nov. 3, and the general-election stage holds no certified totals yet, so the result rests on the AP call. The seat stays in Democratic hands.
The Race
Republican Tim Rogers) advanced to the general election after winning the Aug. 11 Republican primary with about 80.8 percent of the vote, defeating Purnima Nath, who received about 18.9 percent. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic, and Inside Elections gave it the same rating, while Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.
The district covers parts of Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, including Brown Deer, Fox Point, Shorewood, West Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay, according to the Wisconsin Legislature; the district has a total population of about 725,500, a median household income of about $60,200 and a median age of 34, according to Geographies data for the district. About 34.1 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the district's population is about 42.8 percent white, 32 percent Black and 18.5 percent Hispanic, with an unemployment rate of about 5.5 percent and about 19.6 percent of residents living below the poverty line.
What's Next
Moore is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Ahead of the new term, Moore introduced the Executive Settlement Review Act, which would require independent judicial review and public disclosure for certain settlements involving the president, senior officials, their families or their businesses, according to a press release dated Oct. 8, 2026, from U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore.
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