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Michigan 12th District primary 2026

No. 304 of 527 House races in the 2026 cycle

This race is in the 2026 primaries.

The short version

In the 2026 Michigan 12th District primary, 3 outside groups spent $20,510: $510 supporting Rashida Tlaib (D), $10,000 opposing Rashida Tlaib and $10,000 supporting Shanelle Jackson (D).

The result, as reportedunofficial

  • DemocraticRashida Tlaib73.9%Won
  • RepublicanJames Hooper100.0%Won

In the 2026 Michigan 12th District primary, Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic ballot with 73.9% of the vote and James Hooper won the Republican ballot with 100.0% of the vote.

$20,510

outside money

supporting Rashida Tlaib (D)
$510
opposing Rashida Tlaib (D)
$10,000
supporting Shanelle Jackson (D)
$10,000

Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate

Both sides on one scale
← OpposingSupporting →
  • Rashida Tlaib Democrat

    $10,000
    $510

    $510 supporting Rashida Tlaib · $10,000 opposing Rashida Tlaib

  • Shanelle Jackson Democrat

    $10,000

    $10,000 supporting Shanelle Jackson

The long version

The candidates

What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.

  • Rashida Tlaib

    Democrat

    Own campaign raised
    $2.8M
    Outside money supporting
    $510
    Outside money opposing
    $10,000
    Rashida TLAIB for Congress
  • Shanelle Jackson

    Democrat

    Outside money supporting
    $10,000
  • Byron Nolen

    Democrat

    Own campaign raised
    $112K
    Byron Nolen 4 Congress
  • Campaign money to 15 Jul 2026

Week by week

Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.

Week of 27 Jul 2026

Supporting $10,500Opposing $10,000

Supporting candidatesOpposing candidates

The groups on each side

The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.

Spent supporting a candidate

  1. Empowering Black Americans PACsupporting Shanelle Jackson$10,000
  2. Working Families Party PACsupporting Rashida Tlaib$500
  3. Sierra Club Independent Actionsupporting Rashida Tlaib$10

Spent opposing a candidate

  1. Empowering Black Americans PACopposing Rashida Tlaib$10,000

Who’s connected to whom

The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.

Their biggest giversGroups that spentCandidatesEmpowering Black Americans PAC spent $10,000 supporting Shanelle Jackson · $10,000Empowering Black Americans PAC spent $10,000 opposing Rashida Tlaib · $10,000Working Families Party PAC spent $500 supporting Rashida Tlaib · $500Sierra Club Independent Action spent $10 supporting Rashida Tlaib · $10Accountable Justice Action Fund gave $1.0M to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0MJordan/delaney Family Trust gave $450K to Working Families Party PAC · $450KAccountable Justice ActionFundAccountable Justice Action FundCompany or group · $1.0MJordan/delaney Family TrustJordan/delaney Family TrustCompany or group · $450KEmpowering Black AmericansPACEmpowering Black Americans PACGroup · $20,000Working Families Party PACWorking Families Party PACGroup · $500Sierra Club IndependentActionSierra Club Independent ActionGroup · $10Rashida TlaibRashida TlaibCandidate · $10,510Shanelle JacksonShanelle JacksonCandidate · $10,000
  • Empowering Black Americans PAC spent supporting Shanelle Jackson · $10,000
  • Empowering Black Americans PAC spent opposing Rashida Tlaib · $10,000
  • Working Families Party PAC spent supporting Rashida Tlaib · $500
  • Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Rashida Tlaib · $10
  • Accountable Justice Action Fund gave to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0M
  • Jordan/delaney Family Trust gave to Working Families Party PAC · $450K
GaveSpent supportingSpent opposingSwipe to see the whole map.

Group

Empowering Black Americans PAC

  • Empowering Black Americans PAC spent $10,000 supporting Shanelle Jackson$10,000
  • Empowering Black Americans PAC spent $10,000 opposing Rashida Tlaib$10,000
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