Cooke defeats Van Orden in Wisconsin House rematch
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 05:51 · Updated 06:10

Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeated incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District rematch, flipping the seat, according to one report. Another report described Cooke as projected to win.
- Cooke, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Derrick Van Orden in a rematch for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District.
- The Hill report described Cooke as projected to win, citing Decision Desk HQ.
- The Washington Examiner report said the Associated Press called the race at 12:48 a.m. and that Cooke received 52.4% of the vote.
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- District
- Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
- Candidates
- Rebecca Cooke defeated incumbent Derrick Van Orden, according to the Washington Examiner; The Hill described her as projected to win.
- Reported vote share
- Cooke received 52.4%, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Race call
- The Associated Press called the race at 12:48 a.m., according to the Washington Examiner.
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- An earlier Lux report projected Democrat David Crowley to defeat Republican Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s governor’s race. [ec42b50b-a1c4-4d82-896f-079f3926b981]
- That report gave Crowley a 54%–46% lead with 63% of the vote reported and said he would succeed Gov. Tony Evers. [ec42b50b-a1c4-4d82-896f-079f3926b981]
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