Michigan 6th District 2026

The money race

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

D★Debbie DingellIncumbent
$1.19M
RHeather Smiley
$0

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
Debbie Dingell	D	$1,193,712	$0	$0	9%
Heather Smiley	R	$0	$0	$0	—

$1.19M

Raised by candidates

$1.12M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Debbie Dingell (D)	$1.19M	$389K	$692K	9%	59%	$1.12M	550
Heather Smiley (R)	$0	—	—	—	—	$0	—

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

Debbie Dingell

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $1.19M
Small-dollar: 9%
In-state: 59%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying

Heather Smiley

R Republican

Raised: $0
Small-dollar: —
In-state: —
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.