Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Michele Botelho
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Connecticut District 5
- Filing address
- Danbury, CT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BOTELHO, MICHELE
- Next election
- Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Connecticut, District 5
FEC candidate ID H2CT05230 · Principal campaign committee: MICHELE BOTELHO FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 5 | $56,496.71 | Not nominated at convention |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 5 | $17,448.45 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 5 | $5,909.45 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through June 5, 2026, 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$24,605.0044%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$31,891.7156%
Self-funding: $31,891.71 (56% of money raised): $31,891.71 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$5,205.0021%
- Contributions over $200$19,400.0079%
- Itemized from inside Connecticut$14,600.0069%
- Itemized from other states$6,600.0031%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
Connecticut U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Botelho (R) | $56,496.71 | $0.00 | 2026-06-05 |
| Jahana Hayes (D) | $1,716,462.12 | $1,136,297.07 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chris Shea (R) | $465,963.04 | $53,768.43 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jonathan De Barros (R) | $28,742.28 | $774.35 | 2026-09-30 |
| John Anthony Bucciarelli III (R) | $500.00 | −$50.00 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut (retrieved October 22, 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: MICHELE BOTELHO FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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