El-Sayed Outraises In Senate Race, Nearly Doubles Stevens, McMorrow Combined; Other Campaign Finance Surprises

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/15/2026) Abdul El-Sayed raised nearly $4.6 million in the second quarter of the year, which sneaks up on the combined $4.8 million raised between U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) and now-suspended candidate State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), and the nearly $4 million between the three Mike Rogers accounts.

Stevens still sits on the biggest pile of cash on hand for the Democrats, according to the campaign finance information compiled in the MIRS Congressional spreadsheet, with more than $3.4 million, among the Democrats left in the race. Individually, she raised nearly $2.1 million between the start of April and the end of June.

“Our campaign continues to build incredible momentum and earn support from Michiganders like Sen. Gary Peters (D-Oakland County) and his wife Colleen Ochoa, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm because Haley Stevens knows how to win tough races, and she’ll hit the ground running to fight for Michiganders on day one,” Stevens campaign manager Sam Barrett said.

McMorrow, who dropped out of the race, ended the second quarter having raised $2.7 million, and overall had out-raised Stevens in the race with more than $11.3 million, while Stevens had raised more than $10.9 million.

In the Democratic primary, the spending race was tight overall, with El-Sayed and McMorrow blasting through cash reserves. El-Sayed spent nearly $4.4 million in the second quarter, with McMorrow close behind with more than $4.2 million.

Stevens, on the other hand, who has seen help from outside sources, was able to keep her spending at about half of that, with nearly $2.1 million.

On the Republican side, Rogers saw nearly $3 million raised between his two campaign accounts on the Federal Election Commission campaign finance website and another $1 million with Team Rogers.

Rogers spent about the same as Stevens, with more than $1.4 million and nearly $1 million with Team Rogers.

“Mike Rogers is in a stronger position than ever to win this seat and save Michigan. Working families across this state are fed up with the Democrats’ failures and know that Mike’s socialist opponents will only send us spiraling further,” Rogers spokesperson Alyssa Brouillet said.

He was sitting with more than $5.7 million in cash on hand, as his two competitors had either been disqualified or failed to make the number of signatures to get on the ballot.

Genevieve Peters Scott – who will not appear on the ballot because she failed to fulfill statewide signature requirements – raised nearly $7,000, the lowest amount for the Senate candidates, and had spent $11,000 and was carrying nearly $50,000 in debt.

Bernadette Smith raised more than $23,000 and spent nearly $21,000 during the quarter, which was less than what was raised by retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Oakland County), who raised nearly $47,000 and spent nearly $45,000 for the quarter.

In the 10th Congressional District, which is the empty seat left by U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township), in the Democratic Party primary, Eric Chung pulled down nearly $412,000, with Christina Hines trailing at nearly $277,000 and Tim Greimel bringing up third with nearly $177,000.

Capt. Mike Bouchard, who is now the only Republican in the race, was able to get nearly $410,000 for the quarter, while Robert Lulgjuraj picked up $72,000 in the quarter.

“The support of President (Donald) Trump and our House Republican Leadership team adds momentum to this movement. But what matters the most is the support from the people right here at home, because they know we will fight for them every day. We’re not slowing down,” Bouchard said.

Justin KIRK, another Republican running in the race, raised nearly $49,000 for the race.

In the 7th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) topped the funding raised in the district as he hit more than $1.1 million and was sitting with nearly $3 million in cash on hand.

Among the Democrats running for the chance to face Barrett in the general election, Bridget Brink topped the earners, with more than $642,000. William Lawrence, who had endorsed and been endorsed by El-Sayed, raised more than $418,000 since April 1. And was sitting with more than $570,000 in cash on hand.

Matt Maasdam raised nearly $364,000 and was sitting with more than $548,000 in cash on hand. He also had the highest burn rate in the district, with more than 209%.

In a surprise turn, Callie Barr, running for the 1st Congressional District, nearly matched the funding raised during the quarter of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet).

Bergman raised nearly $449,000 in the quarter and Barr raised nearly $443,000 in the district. While Bergman had nearly $850,000 in cash on hand, Barr was quickly catching up with more than $571,000 on hand.

Wayne Stiles, running against Barr in the district, raised the least among all active candidates, with $2,836. Kyle Blomquist, the third Democrat in the primary, raised more than $122,000, with more than $55,000 in cash on hand.

Justin Michal, trying to unseat Bergman in the Republican Party primary, raised nearly $11,000.

Matthew Denotter, who is also a Republican running against Bergman, raised more than $3.2 million, though nearly $2.1 million of that was self-funding.

In the 4th Congressional District, state Sen. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) raised nearly $920,000 against the more than $1 million raised by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland).

Huizenga was about $1 million ahead of McCann in cash on hand, with $2.6 million for Huizenga and more than $1.6 million for McCann.

McCann was outspending Huizenga in the district, with more than $326,000 for McCann and $298,000 in spending for Huizenga.

“I’m grateful to the many people across Michigan supporting our campaign to take on the corruption and chaos in Washington, lower prices, expand access to affordable health care, and fight for Michigan families. Bill Huizenga works for himself, but when we flip this seat, I’ll work for you,” McCann said.

Before McCann tries to flip the seat, he needs to take out Diop Harris, who raised nearly $30,000 and had about $11,000 in cash on hand to get him through the primary.

Jessica Swartz, who dropped out and is running for State House, raised $184 as she tried to wind down her federal campaign.

In the 13th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Detroit) raised more than $515,000, while state Rep. Donavan McKinney (D-Detroit) raised more than $257,000.

Overall, McKinney has out-raised Thanedar with nearly $1.3 million, while Thanedar has raised more than $524,000.

Thanedar has also largely self-funded his campaign, carrying a debt of more than $12 million and sitting with nearly $4.7 million on hand, while McKinney has more than $264,000 on hand.

Former meteorologist Terri DeBoer, running as a Republican and newcomer against U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids), raised nearly $234,000, compared to nearly $406,000 raised by Scholten.