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2024 general election

Michigan 7th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$40M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Michigan 7th District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $28M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Tom Barrett (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$40M

Raised by campaigns

$13M

PAC checks

$1.7M

Outside money

$28M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Curtis HertelDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$7.7M
Spent
$7.7M
From individuals
$6.0M
From PACs
$888K
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$986K
Outside money against
$13M

Who paid: 12% of Hertel's money came from PACs

Corporate $49K (6%)Trade group $36K (5%)Leadership PAC $208K (26%)Membership $87K (11%)Union $258K (33%)Super PAC $78K (10%)Party $11K (1%)Other $67K (8%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H4MI07210
Tom BarrettRepublican
✓ Won
Raised
$5.1M
Spent
$5.1M
From individuals
$3.5M
From PACs
$859K
From party
$10K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$1.7M
Outside money against
$12M

Who paid: 17% of Barrett's money came from PACs

Corporate $44K (7%)Trade group $68K (11%)Leadership PAC $314K (51%)Membership $31K (5%)Super PAC $44K (7%)Party $10K (2%)Other $100K (16%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H2MI07123
L. Rachel DaileyLibertarian
✗ Lost
Raised
$0
Spent
$0
From individuals
$0
From PACs
$0
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$63K
Outside money against
$0

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H2MI07149

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2024 Michigan 7th District race?
$40M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Michigan 7th District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $28M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Tom Barrett (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2024 Michigan 7th District race?
Curtis Hertel (Democrat) raised $7.7M and had $986K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Michigan 7th District race?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($10.0M), House Majority PAC ($7.7M), DCCC ($2.8M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Michigan 7th District race?
Digidems PAC gave $14K to Curtis Hertel; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $10K to Curtis Hertel; International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC gave $10K to Curtis Hertel.