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Michigan 7th

📅 General: November 3, 2026
C: Lean D S: Lean D I: Lean D
Last updated: Sep 03, 2026 09:35 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$9.3M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$3.1M
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$3.6M
29 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Safe D
Signal Alignment DEM at 100%
Data Signals
Expert Ratings
DEM
Lean D (unanimous) — Cook: Lean D / Sabato: Lean D / Inside: Lean D
📈 Barrett: Net IE: +91K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
MICHIGAN VALUES PAC
Opposing Brink
$2.5M
LCV VICTORY FUND
Opposing Huizenga
$994K
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
Opposing Huizenga
$512K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
Opposing Brink
$250K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP AC
Supporting Barrett
$170K
WEST MICHIGAN FOR COMMON SENSE
Opposing Scholten
$156K
SOMOS PAC
Opposing Huizenga
$118K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Supporting Barrett
$102K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES
Supporting Mccann
$63K
BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRATS
Opposing Brink
$58K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $20.1M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $3.6M in campaign spending in this race.
29
Corporate Clients
$20.1M
Lobbying Spend
$3.6M
Campaign Spending
155
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security 💰 Finance & Banking 🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 🤖 Tech & AI
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
BP AMERICA, INC. ⚡ 🏭 🛡️
$8.8M
$102K
BARRETT
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY 🛡️ 🤖 🏭
$4.0M
$170K
BARRETT
SB GROUP US, INC. DBA SOFTBANK GROUP US, INC. 🤖 ⚡ 🛡️
$3.3M
$170K
BARRETT
NOTARIZE, INC. DBA PROOF.COM 🤖 🛡️ 💰
$740K
$170K
BARRETT
CJ AMERICA, INC.
$590K
$102K
BARRETT
PAYWARD, INC. DBA KRAKEN 💰
$390K
$170K
BARRETT
CHATTEM, INC. DBA OPELLA 🏥 🏭 💰
$360K
$170K
BARRETT
MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS 🛡️
$360K
$102K
BARRETT
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
Federal Spending Context (CD-07)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$55.6B
Total Awards
8%
Defense ($14.6M)
9,962,311
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractor · $41.2M Other Engine Equipment Manufac · $24.5M Nonscheduled Chartered Freight · $24.3M Other Computer Related Service · $23.8M Medicinal and Botanical Manufa · $20.8M Research and Development in th · $14.6M
Recipient Amount
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
$33.6B
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
$3.1B
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
$2.4B
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMI
$2.0B
STATE OF MICHIGAN
$569.8M
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREA
$513.3M
STATE OF MICHIGAN
$495.7M
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$415.6M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Barrett (R)
—
$6.3M
$2.9M
49%
55%
$272K
$37K
Brink (D)
—
$3.0M
$841K
24%
72%
$308K
$2.5M
Financial Breakdown
Barrett (R)
Total Raised
$6,306,828
Cash on Hand
$2,871,872
Disbursements
$3,457,356
Individual Contributions
$3,350,486
PAC Contributions
$1,465,275
Small Dollar %
49.0%
Burn Rate
54.8%
Net IE Advantage
+$235K
Brink (D)
Total Raised
$2,977,602
Cash on Hand
$841,459
Disbursements
$2,136,143
Individual Contributions
$2,892,204
PAC Contributions
$58,523
Small Dollar %
24.1%
Burn Rate
71.7%
Net IE Advantage
$-2.2M
📜 Historical Context — Michigan
Partisan Lean R+2
↘ Trending R+6

MI has a partisan lean of R+2. The state has shifted toward Republicans by 6 points in recent elections. Democrats won 4 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+11).

Presidential Results
2020 D+2.8
2016 R+0.2
2012 D+9.5
2008 D+16.4
2004 D+3.4
Senate Results
2020 D+1.7
2018 D+6.5
2014 D+13.3
2012 D+20.8