Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Matthew Denotter

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 1
Filing address
Highland, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DENOTTER, MATTHEW
Next election
Primary August 4, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2026 district highlighted

Michigan, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2MI11232 · Principal campaign committee: DENOTTER FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 1$1,906,774.82Lost primary
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 11$381,449.72Lost primary
Total raised$1,906,774.82
Total spent$1,966,977.08
Cash on hand−$553.25
Debts owed by the campaign$2,077,547.35
Loans from the candidate$1,877,535.82

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $28,715.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,877,535.82Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $524.00
  • Individual contributions$28,715.002%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,877,535.8298%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$524.000%

Self-funding: $1,877,535.82 (98% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,877,535.82 lent by the candidate. $5,841.41 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$4,215.0015%
  • Contributions over $200$24,500.0085%
  • Itemized from inside Michigan$9,500.0039%
  • Itemized from other states$15,000.0061%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.6M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.00YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $282,725.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $265,644.12JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,623,619.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,286,820.02PRE-PRIMARY: raised $45.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $268,494.65OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $385.82OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $146,018.292025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 12 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matthew Denotter (R)$1,906,774.82−$553.252026-09-30
John Bergman (R)$2,417,376.48$263,088.552026-10-14
Callie Barr (D)$1,724,591.90$383,735.182026-10-14
Kyle Blomquist (D)$295,638.47$1,178.072026-09-30
Justin Michal (R)$61,704.96$39.692026-09-30
Wayne Stiles (D)$55,338.23$2,392.262026-09-30

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 Michigan (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: DENOTTER 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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