Michigan 5th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Tim WalbergIncumbent
$1.74M
DChristian Vukasovich
$56K

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
Tim Walberg	R	$1,742,399	$0	$0	90%
Christian Vukasovich	D	$55,756	$0	$0	11%

$1.80M

Raised by candidates

$1.70M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Tim Walberg (R)	$1.74M	$862K	$787K	90%	46%	$1.66M	601
Christian Vukasovich (D)	$56K	$53K	$0	11%	93%	$42K	41

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

Tim Walberg

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.74M
Small-dollar: 90%
In-state: 46%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel+1 more

Christian Vukasovich

D Democrat

Raised: $56K
Small-dollar: 11%
In-state: 93%
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.