Race

U.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.10

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Tom Barrett1RepublicanIncumbent$6.3M$3.5M$2.9M$1.2M$5.1M
Bridget Brink2DemocratChallenger$3.0M$2.1M$841K$183K$1.3M
Matthew Maasdam3DemocratChallenger$2.2M$2.2M$8,672$2.3M$952K
William Lawrence4DemocratChallenger$1.1M$736K$383K$2.4M$3.3M
Josh Cowen5DemocratChallenger$209K$209K$0$0$0
Muhammad Salman Rais6DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Alexandra Michele Prieditis7IndependentChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badger8DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Shane Dedrick9Green$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Thomas More Barretthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2MI07123/
    H2MI07123
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Bridget Brinkhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07256/
    H6MI07256
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Matthew Maasdamhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07272/
    H6MI07272
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: William Lawrencehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07298/
    H6MI07298
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Josh Cowenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07280/
    H6MI07280
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Muhammad Salman Raishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07231/
    H6MI07231
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Alexandra Michele Prieditishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07249/
    H6MI07249
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badgerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07264/
    H6MI07264
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Shane Dedrickhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07306/
    H6MI07306
  10. 10
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record