Democrats Outraise GOP In Senate, Three Congressional Battlegrounds
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 10/15/2026) Michigan’s Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate and three competitive congressional seats reported a combined $37.2 million in third-quarter receipts, more than twice the $17.46 million reported by their Republican opponents. A spreadsheet with the totals can be found here.
The largest disparity came in the Senate race, where Democrat Abdul El-Sayed reported $30.66 million, while Republican Mike Rogers reported $9.66 million while his Team Rogers fund reported an additional $4.05 million.
Democrats also led quarterly fundraising in the 4th, 7th and 10th congressional districts, collectively bringing in $6.54 million compared with Republicans’ $3.8 million.
But the fundraising advantage did not consistently translate into larger bank balances. Rogers and Republican U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) and Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) each ended the reporting period with more cash available than their Democratic opponents.
El-Sayed spent $29.42 million during the quarter, nearly matching his receipts, and finished with $3.79 million on hand. Rogers spent $7.55 million and finished with $6.53 million available.
That left Rogers with a roughly $2.74 million cash advantage despite El-Sayed’s approximately $21 million lead in quarterly receipts.
For the campaign overall, El-Sayed reported $45.18 million in receipts compared with Rogers’ $20.61 million.
Hines Raises More Than Twice Bouchard’s Total
In the open 10th Congressional District, Democrat Christina Hines reported $2.31 million in quarterly receipts, compared with Republican Michael Bouchard’s $942,583.
Hines brought in about 2.45 times as much as Bouchard, the largest proportional Democratic fundraising advantage among the three congressional battlegrounds.
However, their available cash was nearly even. Hines ended the period with $1.43 million, compared with Bouchard’s $1.39 million.
Hines spent $1.04 million during the quarter, while Bouchard spent $514,571. Their campaign receipts totaled $3.52 million and $2.36 million, respectively.
Lawrence Leads Fundraising, Barrett Leads Cash
Democrat William Lawrence reported $2.55 million in quarterly receipts in the 7th Congressional District, about 61% more than Barrett’s $1.58 million.
Barrett nevertheless finished with $2.36 million on hand, more than twice Lawrence’s $1.03 million.
The Republican incumbent also retained a substantial lead in overall campaign receipts, reporting $7.93 million compared with Lawrence’s $3.67 million.
Barrett spent $2.09 million during the quarter, compared with Lawrence’s $1.9 million.
McCann Outraises Huizenga
In the 4th Congressional District, Democrat Sean McCann reported $1.69 million in quarterly receipts, about 33% more than Huizenga’s $1.27 million.
McCann also outspent the Republican incumbent during the period, reporting $2.06 million in disbursements compared with Huizenga’s $1.69 million.
Huizenga finished with $1.86 million on hand, compared with McCann’s $1.32 million. Overall campaign receipts stood at $5.38 million for Huizenga and $4.32 million for McCann.
The figures show Democrats generating more money during the reporting period across all four contests, while Republicans retained larger cash reserves in three of them.
Other items of note:
- While the district is debatably competitive, Democrat Callie Barr outraised U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) in MI-1 this reporting period $725,000 to $395,000.
- Tom Smith, the Republican nominee in MI-8 listed by midnight Friday that he has raised $70,696 for the entire cycle, spent $73,940, but is reporting having $234,286 in cash on hand.
