2026 race

MI — U.S. Senate

10 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Gary Peters.

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Currently held by

Gary C. Peters (D) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.

Election day

135days

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Disclosed money in race

$99M

Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.

Incumbent

Currently in office

Gary Peters

IncumbentFEC S4MI00355

Raised this cycle$201K

Cash on hand: $6.5M

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Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Haley Stevens

ChallengerFEC S6MI00426

Raised this cycle$8.9M

Cash on hand: $3.4M

Campaign site

Mallory McMorrow

ChallengerFEC S6MI00392

Raised this cycle$8.6M

Cash on hand: $3.7M

Campaign site

Abdul El-Sayed

ChallengerFEC S6MI00418

Raised this cycle$7.6M

Cash on hand: $2.5M

Campaign site

Michael Rogers

ChallengerFEC S4MI00595

Raised this cycle$7.6M

Cash on hand: $4.2M

Campaign site

Joseph Allen Tate

ChallengerFEC S6MI00459

Raised this cycle$244K

Cash on hand: $0

Genevieve Scott

ChallengerFEC S6MI00434

Raised this cycle$76K

Cash on hand: $7K

Campaign site

Bernadette Smith

ChallengerFEC S6MI00517

Raised this cycle$54K

Cash on hand: $1K

Rachel Elizabeth Howard

ChallengerFEC S6MI00467

Raised this cycle$11K

Cash on hand: $5K

Frederick Heurtebise

ChallengerFEC S6MI00384

Raised this cycle$10K

Cash on hand: $0

Local signal

Early read on MI — U.S. Senate

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · mixed

Recent news coverage of Gary C. Peters over the last 90 days.

1 positive22 neutral1 negative

24 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.

Constituent stakes

No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.

Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Total disclosed

$99M

Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).

Candidate-direct (Schedule A)

$33M

Raised by candidate committees themselves.

Outside spending (Schedule E)

$66M

$26M for · $39M against

Candidate	Raised directly	Outside for	Outside against	Net in corner
Haley Stevens(D) + BLUE MICHIGAN PAC $45K + BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT $15K + DEMOCRATIC FUTURE PAC $7K	$8.9M	$76K	—	$8.9M
Mallory McMorrow(D) + THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC $50	$8.6M	$50	—	$8.6M
Abdul El-Sayed(D) + THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC $50	$7.6M	$50	—	$7.6M
Joseph Allen Tate(D)	$244K	—	—	$244K
Gary Peters(D)incumbent	$201K	—	—	$201K
Genevieve Scott(R)	$76K	—	—	$76K
Bernadette Smith(R)	$54K	—	—	$54K
Rachel Elizabeth Howard(D)	$11K	—	—	$11K
Frederick Heurtebise(R)	$10K	—	—	$10K
Michael Rogers(R) + GLCF, INC. $17M + AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION $7.4M + SLF PAC $526K − WINSENATE $21M − DSCC $12M − EDF ACTION VOTES $1.5M	$7.6M	$26M	$39M	$-5,071,700

Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MI versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Haley Stevens(D)24% in-state · $6.3M itemized

$1.5M in-state$4.8M out-of-state

Mallory McMorrow(D)39% in-state · $4.2M itemized

$1.6M in-state$2.6M out-of-state

Abdul El-Sayed(D)35% in-state · $5.6M itemized

$2.0M in-state$3.6M out-of-state

Joseph Allen Tate(D)63% in-state · $169K itemized

$107K in-state$62K out-of-state

Gary Peters(D)38% in-state · $14K itemized

$5K in-state$9K out-of-state

Genevieve Scott(R)62% in-state · $25K itemized

$15K in-state$9K out-of-state

Bernadette Smith(R)73% in-state · $47K itemized

$34K in-state$13K out-of-state

Rachel Elizabeth Howard(D)96% in-state · $7K itemized

$7K in-state$250 out-of-state

Frederick Heurtebise(R)8% in-state · $9K itemized

$750 in-state$8K out-of-state

Michael Rogers(R)35% in-state · $5.7M itemized

$2.0M in-state$3.7M out-of-state

What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

Where they stand

Issue-by-issue comparison

Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.

Statement	Stevens	Mcmorrow	El-sayed	Rogers	Tate	Peters	Scott	Smith	Howard	Heurtebise	You
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state.											—
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised.											—
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check.											—
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border.											—
Governance & Other Voters should be required to show photo ID, with the same rule in every state.											—
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly.											—
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes.											—

SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign

Recent coverage

In the news

Mallory McMorrow

Abdul El-Sayed

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.

News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.