The Winner
If you live in Wisconsin's 5th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), who was declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Fitzgerald took about 59.0% of the vote to about 41.0% for Democrat Andrew Beck, a margin of about 18 points or about 67,715 votes, according to official results as of Nov. 11.
The winner is based on the AP call, and the vote figures are preliminary: totals may change until the state certifies them. The seat stays in Republican hands.
The Race
Beck reached the general election ballot by winning the Democratic primary on Aug. 11. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Republican heading into Election Day.
Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District has about 742,800 residents, according to geographic data for the district. Its median household income is about $95,800, and its median age is about 43. About 40.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 2.6%, and about 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The population is about 87.0% white, 6.3% Hispanic, 3.0% Asian, and 1.6% Black.
The district covers the cities of West Bend, Hartford, Port Washington, Watertown and Oconomowoc, according to the Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. It includes all of Washington and Jefferson counties and parts of seven others.
What's Next
Fitzgerald is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, the date set by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. His office reported on Sept. 18 that he introduced a discussion draft of the National Merger Uniformity and Federal Exclusivity Act, which would give the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice exclusive authority over certain interstate and international merger reviews and challenges, according to Representative Scott Fitzgerald's official House website.
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