Brad Pfaff wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 3rd CD, meets Derrick Van Orden in November

State Sen. Brad Pfaff came out on top of a four-way Democratic primary field early Wednesday in the western Wisconsin race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. Pfaff edged Eau Claire small business owner Rebecca Cooke by 8 percentage points and handily defeated former CIA officer Deb McGrath and La Crosse Ald. Mark Neumann to secure the Democratic nomination in what is likely to be the state’s most competitive House race this year.

He will face Donald Trump-endorsed Republican retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden in November. “I have stood up for western and central Wisconsin my entire life," Pfaff said in a tweet declaring victory. "And I’m certainly not about (to) stop now."

The race for the 3rd Congressional District carries national significance as Democrats fight to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives, an effort they are projected to lose. Republicans see the seat as among their best chances to regain control of the chamber during a midterm cycle that is favorable to the GOP.

In fact, the rural Wisconsin district has trended redder in recent years. Kind was one of just seven House Democrats in the country to represent a district that was carried by Trump in 2020 — he narrowly edged Van Orden at the time by fewer than 3 percentage points.

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I hope he is popular, because we really need to hold this seat.