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Michigan 3rd District general 2026

No. 159 of 527 House races in the 2026 cycle

This race is in the 2026 general election.

The short version

In the 2026 Michigan 3rd District general election, 2 outside groups spent $778K: $18,064 supporting Hillary Scholten (D), $537K opposing Hillary Scholten and $223K supporting Terri DeBoer (R).

$778K

outside money

supporting Hillary Scholten (D)
$18,064
opposing Hillary Scholten (D)
$537K
supporting Terri DeBoer (R)
$223K

Result not in yet

Election day is 3 Nov 2026.

  • Hillary Scholten

    Democrat

    Waiting for the count

  • Terri DeBoer

    Republican

    Waiting for the count

Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate

Both sides on one scale
← OpposingSupporting →

  • Hillary Scholten Democrat

    $537K
    $18,064

    $18,064 supporting Hillary Scholten · $537K opposing Hillary Scholten

  • Terri DeBoer Republican

    $223K

    $223K supporting Terri DeBoer

The long version

The candidates

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

  • Hillary Scholten

    Democrat

    Own campaign raised
    $2.3M
    Outside money supporting
    $18,064
    Outside money opposing
    $537K
    Scholten for Congress

  • Terri DeBoer

    Republican

    Own campaign raised
    $552K
    Outside money supporting
    $223K
    Terri Deboer for Congress
  • Campaign money to 15 Jul 2026

Week by week

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

Week of 21 Sep 2026

Supporting $12,269Opposing $381K

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. West Michigan for Common Sensesupporting Terri DeBoer$223K
  2. Community Change Voterssupporting Hillary Scholten$18,064

Spent opposing a candidate

  1. West Michigan for Common Senseopposing Hillary Scholten$537K

Who’s connected to whom

The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.

Their biggest giversGroups that spentCandidatesWest Michigan for Common Sense spent $537K opposing Hillary Scholten · $537KWest Michigan for Common Sense spent $223K supporting Terri DeBoer · $223KCommunity Change Voters spent $18,064 supporting Hillary Scholten · $18,064Local Union No. 354 International Brotherhood of Electrical… gave $10,000 to Community Change Voters · $10,000Utah Building Construction Trades Council gave $10,000 to Community Change Voters · $10,000Local Union No. 354International Brotherhood ofElectrical…Local Union No. 354 International Brotherhood of Electrical…Company or group · $10,000Utah Building ConstructionTrades CouncilUtah Building Construction Trades CouncilCompany or group · $10,000West Michigan for CommonSenseWest Michigan for Common SenseGroup · $760KCommunity Change VotersCommunity Change VotersGroup · $18,064Hillary ScholtenHillary ScholtenCandidate · $555KTerri DeBoerTerri DeBoerCandidate · $223K
  • West Michigan for Common Sense spent opposing Hillary Scholten · $537K
  • West Michigan for Common Sense spent supporting Terri DeBoer · $223K
  • Community Change Voters spent supporting Hillary Scholten · $18,064
  • Local Union No. 354 International Brotherhood of Electrical… gave to Community Change Voters · $10,000
  • Utah Building Construction Trades Council gave to Community Change Voters · $10,000
GaveSpent supportingSpent opposingSwipe to see the whole map.

Group

West Michigan for Common Sense

  • West Michigan for Common Sense spent $537K opposing Hillary Scholten$537K
  • West Michigan for Common Sense spent $223K supporting Terri DeBoer$223K
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