Great Lakes Wire

If the question is "Who had the best fundraising numbers among Michigan’s 2026 U.S. Senate candidates during this second quarter?" The answer isn't clear-cut.

Republican Mike Rogers is claiming to have raised $1.5 million from April 1 to June 30 by using two accounts. However, if only his traditional U.S. Senate campaign account is considered, he was outraised by $1,515 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland), who has not yet officially declared his candidacy.

According to filings submitted to the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday, Huizenga raised $746,685 this quarter, while Rogers's official campaign reported $745,170.

On the Democratic side, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) reported $2.8 million in receipts, surpassing Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), who reported $2.145 million; however, $1.5 million of Stevens' total came from her U.S. House campaign.

“Holy crap, everybody," said McMorrow on her X account regarding Rogers's fundraising announcement for the quarter: "We did that... and we did it without a single dime of corporate PAC dollars.”

Rogers released two press statements extolling the $1.5 million raised for his campaign this cycle but noted that roughly half came from a joint account called “Team Rogers,” separate from his candidate committee.

“Chuck Schumer and his Democrat cronies are so scared of Mike Rogers that they’re trying to convince you that $745,170 and $778,615 don’t equal $1.523 M," stated Rogers spokesperson Alyssa Brouillet.

Stevens has more cash on hand than Rogers even when combining both of his accounts: she has $1.956 million compared to Rogers's $1.892 million and McMorrow's remaining amount after expenditures is less than Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s balance despite raising more money than him initially.

Huizenga holds onto approximately $1.382 million if he decides to enter the race formally.

A fourth Democratic candidate for U.S Senate—Rep Joe Tate (D-Detroit)—raised about one-third ($192k) spent over half leaving around seventy thousand left available now as well as other notable figures such as Shri Thanedar cutting another large check towards re-election efforts with personal debt mounting since first running years ago alongside challengers Donavan McKinney or Adam Hollier competing similarly within districts like MI-10 where Eric Chung emerged victorious against others based upon quarterly results alone

Bridget Brink—the former ambassador turned congressional hopeful—made headlines after amassing over half-a-million dollars within just twelve days following an announcement made mid-June while Tom Barrett led overall throughout state contests across both parties combined tallying upwards exceeding one-million dollar mark according recent submissions reviewed comprehensively throughout ongoing cycles alike

Article courtesy MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog newsletter