Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Peter Meijer

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 3
Filing address
Grand Rapids, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MEIJER, PETER MR.
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2022 district highlighted

Michigan, District 3

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 3IncumbentLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0MI03308 · Principal campaign committee: PETER MEIJER FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 3$3,137,974.12Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · Michigan District 3$3,501,196.66Won the general election (100%)
Total raised$3,137,974.12
Total spent$3,121,344.73
Cash on hand$104,828.26
Debts owed by the campaign$480,000.00
Loans from the candidate$100,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,881,540.17PACs and other committees: $919,295.66Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $100,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $236,381.38Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $756.91
  • Individual contributions$1,881,540.1760%
  • PACs and other committees$919,295.6629%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100,000.003%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$236,381.388%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$756.910%

Self-funding: $100,000.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate. $20,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

253 committees reported giving $825,129.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Peter Meijer$1,330,405.59
  • Independent expenditures opposing Peter Meijer$31,008.68
  • Electioneering communications naming Peter Meijer$381,000.00
  • Company and union communications to members about Peter Meijer$10.20

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 3, 2022 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Peter Meijer (R)$3,137,974.12$104,828.262022-12-31
Hillary Scholten (D)$3,806,547.95$10,345.072022-12-31
John Gibbs (R)$1,686,030.12$1,287.742022-12-31
Audra Johnson (R)$41,275.39$2,850.222022-01-31
Audra Lemons-Johnson (R)$41,275.39$2,850.222022-01-31
Gabriella Manolache (R)$10,982.55$4,188.132022-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean DAugust 5, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLean DOctober 21, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DSeptember 7, 2022
  • PoliticoLean DAugust 12, 2022
  • Fox NewsLean DOctober 11, 2022
  • The EconomistLean DSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)May 25–26, 2022676 (V)± 3.8%John Gibbs 35% · Hillary Scholten 44%
Public Policy Polling (D)May 25–26, 2022676 (V)± 3.8%Peter Meijer 37% · Hillary Scholten 39%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PETER MEIJER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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