2026 general election
Michigan 7th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$55M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Michigan 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $43M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). William Lawrence (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$55M
Raised by campaigns
$12M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$43M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tom BarrettRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8.2M
- Spent
- $7.2M
- From individuals
- $4.6M
- From PACs
- $1.8M
- From party
- $11K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2.0M
- Outside money against
- $16M
Who paid: 22% of Barrett's money came from PACs
Corporate $259K (24%)Trade group $169K (16%)Leadership PAC $376K (36%)Membership $56K (5%)Union $40K (4%)Super PAC $44K (4%)Party $11K (1%)Other $104K (10%)
- Cole Combined Committee Party$10K
- Delta Airlines Corporate$10K
- Dte Energy Co. Corporate$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
- Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- First in Freedom PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Smith Victory Leadership PAC$10K
- Eureka Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $14M attacking
- Tomorrow Together · $896K attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $772K supporting
- Working Families Party PAC · $545K attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $526K attacking
William LawrenceDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- From individuals
- $3.8M
- From PACs
- $295K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $13K
- Outside money for
- $3.5M
- Outside money against
- $21M
Who paid: 7% of Lawrence's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $49K (40%)Membership $1K (1%)Union $23K (19%)Super PAC $35K (29%)Other $13K (10%)
- Working Families Party PAC Super PAC$10K
- Moveon.Org Political Action Super PAC$10K
- Sanders Leadership PAC$10K
- Swing Left Super PAC$10K
- Rooted in Community Leadership PAC Leadership PAC$8K
- Jayapal Leadership PAC$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $12M attacking
- Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. · $7.2M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $669K supporting
- Club for Growth Action · $598K attacking
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $462K attacking
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Michigan 7th District race?
- $55M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Michigan 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $43M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). William Lawrence (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Michigan 7th District race?
- Tom Barrett (Republican) raised $8.2M and had $2.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Michigan 7th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($14M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($12M), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($7.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Michigan 7th District race?
- NRCC gave $10K to Tom Barrett; Delta Air Lines PAC gave $10K to Tom Barrett; Dte Energy Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tom Barrett.