In the 2026 Michigan 13th District primary, 19 outside groups spent $4.0M: $1.8M supporting Shri Thanedar (D), $393K opposing Shri Thanedar, $1.5M supporting Donavan McKinney (D) and $269K opposing Donavan McKinney.
The result, as reportedunofficial
- DemocraticDonavan McKinney51.7%Won
- RepublicanT.p. Nykoriak99.5%Won
In the 2026 Michigan 13th District primary, Donavan McKinney won the Democratic ballot with 51.7% of the vote and T.p. Nykoriak won the Republican ballot with 99.5% of the vote.
outside money
- supporting Shri Thanedar (D)
- $1.8M
- opposing Shri Thanedar (D)
- $393K
- supporting Donavan McKinney (D)
- $1.5M
- opposing Donavan McKinney (D)
- $269K
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleShri Thanedar Democrat
$393K$1.8M$1.8M supporting Shri Thanedar · $393K opposing Shri Thanedar
Donavan McKinney Democrat
$269K$1.5M$1.5M supporting Donavan McKinney · $269K opposing Donavan McKinney
This seat, every election
Michigan 13th District
$4.0M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- Michigan 13th District primary 2026$4.0Moutside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
- Outside money supporting
- $1.8M
- Outside money opposing
- $393K
Donavan McKinney
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $1.4M
- Outside money supporting
- $1.5M
- Outside money opposing
- $269K
- Campaign money to 15 Jul 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 3 Aug 2026
Supporting $4,154
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
- Protect Progresssupporting Shri Thanedar$1.8M
- National Nurses United for Patient Protectionsupporting Donavan McKinney$400K
- Justice Democrats PACsupporting Donavan McKinney$390K
- Working Families Party PACsupporting Donavan McKinney$307K
- American Prioritiessupporting Donavan McKinney$150K
- Michigan Peoples Choicesupporting Donavan McKinney$106K
- Healthcare for Action PACsupporting Shri Thanedar$62,584
- Rolling Sea Action Fundsupporting Donavan McKinney$50,000
Spent opposing a candidate
- Justice Democrats PACopposing Shri Thanedar$358K
- Protect Progressopposing Donavan McKinney$269K
- PAFopposing Shri Thanedar$20,000
- Emgage Federal Political Action Committeeopposing Shri Thanedar$14,277
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Protect Progress spent supporting Shri Thanedar · $1.8M
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $400K
- Justice Democrats PAC spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $390K
- Justice Democrats PAC spent opposing Shri Thanedar · $358K
- Working Families Party PAC spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $307K
- Protect Progress spent opposing Donavan McKinney · $269K
- American Priorities spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $150K
- Michigan Peoples Choice spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $106K
- Healthcare for Action PAC spent supporting Shri Thanedar · $62,584
- Rolling Sea Action Fund spent supporting Donavan McKinney · $50,000
- Fairshake gave to Protect Progress · $33.0M
- Ripple Labs gave to Protect Progress · $250K
- Institute for Middle East Understanding (imeu) Policy… gave to Justice Democrats PAC · $885K
- Organize for Justice (PA) gave to Justice Democrats PAC · $66,000
- NNU gave to National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $2.5M
- Accountable Justice Action Fund gave to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0M
- Jordan/delaney Family Trust gave to Working Families Party PAC · $450K
- Fig and Olive Action (DE) gave to American Priorities · $370K
- American Committee for Middle East Rights gave to American Priorities · $25,000
- Society for Vascular Surgery Political Action Committee gave to Healthcare for Action PAC · $5,000
- Quorum Health Corporation Political Action Committee gave to Healthcare for Action PAC · $5,000
- Let It Resound gave to Rolling Sea Action Fund · $1.1M
- Coinbase gave to Rolling Sea Action Fund · $75,000
Group
- Protect Progress spent $1.8M supporting Shri Thanedar$1.8M
- Protect Progress spent $269K opposing Donavan McKinney$269K
- Fairshake gave $33.0M to Protect Progress$33.0M
- Ripple Labs gave $250K to Protect Progress$250K
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