Michigan 9th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Lisa McClainIncumbent
$5.24M
DRay Pooley
$8K

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
Lisa McClain	R	$5,242,309	$0	$0	41%
Ray Pooley	D	$8,084	$0	$0	15%

$5.25M

Raised by candidates

$4.32M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Lisa McClain (R)	$5.24M	$2.70M	$1.45M	41%	13%	$4.31M	2,345
Ray Pooley (D)	$8K	$8K	$0	15%	100%	$3K	6

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

Lisa McClain

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $5.24M
Small-dollar: 41%
In-state: 13%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Real estate money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying+2 more

Ray Pooley

D Democrat

Raised: $8K
Small-dollar: 15%
In-state: 100%
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.