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Michigan 8th

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: August 4, 2026
Last updated: Apr 25, 2026 04:48 AM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$4.4M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$180
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$360
2 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Toss-Up
Signal Alignment INSUFFICIENT DATA at 0%
Data Signals
📈 Barrett: Net IE: +91K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Supporting Barrett
$102K
YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC
Supporting Barrett
$10K
WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD FEDERAL PAC
Supporting Mcclain
$4K
FIELD TEAM 6, INC.
Supporting Barrett
$1K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $10K lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $360 in campaign spending in this race.
2
Corporate Clients
$10K
Lobbying Spend
$360
Campaign Spending
2
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
ACT INC 🛡️
$10K
$180
MCDONALD RIVET
AC, INC.
$0
$180
MCDONALD RIVET
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-08)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$55.6B
Total Awards
9,962,311
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Other Heavy and Civil Engineer · $13.8M Other Technical and Trade Scho · $12.4M Surgical Appliance and Supplie · $4.1M Commercial and Institutional B · $2.8M Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordn · $2.1M Electromedical and Electrother · $1.6M
Recipient Amount
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE
$195.0M
LAKE STATE RAILWAY CO
$27.1M
GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$17.2M
GENESEE, COUNTY OF
$16.2M
SAGINAW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$11.5M
GREAT LAKES BAY HEALTH CENTERS
$11.0M
HAMILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC.
$7.8M
FLINT HOUSING COMMISSION
$7.5M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Mcdonald Rivet (D)
—
$4.4M
$3.4M
12%
22%
$180
—
Financial Breakdown
Mcdonald Rivet (D)
Total Raised
$4,384,972
Cash on Hand
$3,435,067
Disbursements
$966,936
Individual Contributions
$2,772,607
PAC Contributions
$1,209,329
Small Dollar %
11.8%
Burn Rate
22.1%
Net IE Advantage
+$180
📜 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