Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Heather Smiley

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 6
Filing address
Riverview, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SMILEY, HEATHER
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 6

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 6ChallengerLost the general election (35%)

FEC candidate ID H4MI06154 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT HEATHER SMILEY

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 6—General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 6$3,435.60Lost the general election (35%)
Total raised$3,435.60
Total spent$3,350.09
Cash on hand$85.51
Debts owed by the campaign$2,000.00
Loans from the candidate$2,000.00

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: $1,435.60Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $2,000.00
  • Individual contributions$1,435.6042%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,000.0058%

Self-funding: $2,000.00 (58% of money raised): $0.00 given and $2,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 6, 2024 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Heather Smiley (R)$3,435.60$85.512024-12-31
Debbie Dingell (D)$1,600,750.13$342,922.842024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 16, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DNovember 16, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 16, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe DFebruary 5, 2024
  • CNalysisSolid DNovember 16, 2023

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: COMMITTEE TO ELECT HEATHER SMILEY.
  • 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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