Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Michael Jay Markey Jr.

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 3
Filing address
Grand Haven, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR.
Next election
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2024 district highlighted

Michigan, District 3

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 3ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4MI03243 · Principal campaign committee: MICHAEL MARKEY FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 3$0.00Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 3$805,848.35Lost primary
Total raised$805,848.35
Total spent$802,721.19
Cash on hand$3,127.16
Debts owed by the campaign$469,890.00
Loans from the candidate$469,890.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $256,833.71Party committees: $1,600.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $545,021.62Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,393.02
  • Individual contributions$256,833.7132%
  • Party committees$1,600.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$545,021.6268%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,393.020%

Self-funding: $545,021.62 (68% of money raised): $75,131.62 given and $469,890.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Michael Jay Markey Jr.$235.51
  • Independent expenditures opposing Michael Jay Markey Jr.$306,297.97

FEC totals for the 2024 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, 2024 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Jay Markey Jr. (R)$805,848.35$3,127.162024-12-31
Hillary Scholten (D)$5,285,875.86$349,714.602024-12-31
Paul Hudson (R)$1,201,985.40$0.002024-12-31
Jason Ickes (R)$40,093.58$132.752024-12-31
Salim Mohammed Al-Shatel (D)$3,047.91$0.002024-08-06

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DMay 24, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DMay 9, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DNovember 16, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe DFebruary 5, 2024
  • CNalysisSolid DJune 15, 2024
  • FiveThirtyEightLikely DOctober 28, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: MICHAEL MARKEY 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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