Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Christopher Bartholomew Smith

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 7
Filing address
Saline, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER BARTHOLOMEW
Next election
Primary August 4, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2020 district highlighted

Michigan, District 7

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 7ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H0MI07135 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT C B SMITH

Total raised$18,536.78
Total spent$18,536.78
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$13,291.78

2019–2020 cycle totals through March 31, 2020, 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: $5,220.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $13,316.78
  • Individual contributions$5,220.0028%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$13,316.7872%

Self-funding: $13,316.78 (72% of money raised): $25.00 given and $13,291.78 lent by the candidate. $495.40 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 7, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Christopher Bartholomew Smith (D)$18,536.78$0.002020-03-31
Timothy L Rep Walberg (R)$2,316,783.53$769,367.672020-12-31
Gretchen Driskell (D)$1,762,854.40$0.002020-12-21
Samuel Ray Branscum (D)$830.00$100.062019-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLikely RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: COMMITTEE TO ELECT C B SMITH.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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