Wisconsin 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Tony WiedIncumbent
$1.09M
DRick Crosson
$75K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Tony Wied	R	$1,090,216	$0	$0	9%
Rick Crosson	D	$75,430	$0	$0	7%

$1.17M

Raised by candidates

$659K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Tony Wied (R)	$1.09M	$476K	$597K	9%	72%	$620K	445
Rick Crosson (D)	$75K	$67K	$7K	7%	89%	$39K	42

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Tony Wied

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.09M
Small-dollar: 9%
In-state: 72%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by the Uihleins Backed by Elon Musk Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by Diane Hendricks Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Realtors PAC money+1 more

Rick Crosson

D Democrat

Raised: $75K
Small-dollar: 7%
In-state: 89%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.