This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- Representative Elissa Slotkin (D) led the money race for the open U.S. Senate seat with over $46M raised.
- The average raised by men as challengers and open-seat candidates for Michigan’s open U.S. House seats exceeded the average raised by women.
- Within both parties, U.S. House incumbents from Michigan who are men raised more on average than women incumbents.
Michigan elected one U.S. Senator and 13 members of its U.S. House delegation. The Senate seat and two U.S. House seats were open. Ten women ran for the U.S. House from Michigan and six won. One woman ran for the U.S. Senate and won.
Michigan also elected all 110 members of the Michigan State House. Eighty-one women ran for the State House from Michigan and 44 won.
Representative Elissa Slotkin (D) won the open-seat race for the U.S. Senate having raised over $46MT. he seat was rated a tossup by The Cook Political Report.
Within both parties, U.S. House men incumbents from Michigan raised more on average than women incumbents. For example, the four Democratic women incumbents’ average raised was $3.4M compared with nearly $6.3M for the sole Democratic man, Representative Shri Thanedar (MI-13), seeking reelection. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), who is Palestinian American, raised the most of the incumbents with over $8M. All of the incumbent women won their races.
The average raised by men as challengers and open-seat candidates for Michigan’s U.S. House seats exceeded the average raised by women.
Michigan ranked 14th in the nation for women’s state legislative representation in 2024.
The relationship between gender and average amount raised for Michigan’s state house seats depended on chamber and party. The average raised by women incumbents was higher than men incumbents in both parties whereas the reverse was true for candidates running for open seats. Few Republican women for the Michigan State House ran as challengers; the women who did, reported a higher total raised amount than Republican men. Democratic men challengers had a slightly higher average total raised than Democratic women. Democrat Shadia Martini (MI-54), who is Syrian, raised the most of challenger candidates with $303,346, though she lost her election. Democratic Representative Betsy Coffia (MI-103), who is white, raised the most of incumbent candidates with nearly $400,000; she won reelection.
An analysis by Bridge Michigan found that spending in 2024 state legislative races in the state shattered fundraising records; it found that although Democratic candidates outraised Republicans, Republicans won control of the chamber.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
Neither candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan relied on self-financing.
Self-financing did not play a large role in Democratic incumbents’ reelection campaigns for the U.S. House except for Representative Shri Thanedar (MI-13) who was primarily self-financed.
In Michigan state legislative races, men usually had a higher proportion of funds from self-financing than women, with Republican men having the highest with about 18%.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Of the women congressional candidates in Michigan, Representative Tlaib, who is Palestinian American, raised about one-third of her funds from small contributions. The average of small contributions for the other women candidates, all of whom are white, was lower than Tlaib with 25%.
Republican men U.S. House members running in open-seats in Michigan had a higher share of small contributions than other candidate groups.
Women candidates usually had a lower average proportion of funds from small contributions in Michigan State House races than men.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.