Democrat Mitchell Berman wins election to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

Democrat Mitchell Berman won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Bryan Steil. Berman is a nurse and first-time candidate who tried to harness economic frustration in the Republican-leaning seat. Steil worked as an attorney for a plastics manufacturer before being elected to Congress. He was running for a fifth term. The Associated Press declared Berman the winner at 12:48 a.m. EST.