Michigan 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★John MoolenaarIncumbent
$1.65M
DBenjamin Ambrose
$85K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
John Moolenaar	R	$1,652,235	$0	$0	50%
Benjamin Ambrose	D	$85,094	$0	$0	—

$1.74M

Raised by candidates

$1.09M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
John Moolenaar (R)	$1.65M	$1.05M	$549K	50%	73%	$1.03M	534
Benjamin Ambrose (D)	$85K	$85K	$250	—	35%	$63K	38

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

John Moolenaar

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.65M
Small-dollar: 50%
In-state: 73%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Benjamin Ambrose

D Democrat

Raised: $85K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 35%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.