Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Benjamin Ambrose

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 2
Filing address
Hesperia, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
AMBROSE, BENJAMIN
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 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 2ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6MI02216 · Principal campaign committee: AMBROSE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$181,558.91
Total spent$140,127.24
Cash on hand$41,045.01
Debts owed by the campaign$1,100.00
Loans from the candidate$4,200.00

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: $156,355.36PACs and other committees: $5,250.00Party committees: $1,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $18,453.55Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $500.00
  • Individual contributions$156,355.3686%
  • PACs and other committees$5,250.003%
  • Party committees$1,000.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$18,453.5510%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$500.000%

Self-funding: $18,453.55 (10% of money raised): $14,253.55 given and $4,200.00 lent by the candidate. $3,100.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$39,057.1738%
  • Contributions over $200$64,810.0062%
  • Itemized from inside Michigan$36,610.0056%
  • Itemized from other states$28,800.0044%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $12,050.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

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

Raised and spent over time

$96K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $6,580.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,007.10OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $17,551.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $6,552.35YEAR-END: raised $7,380.00YEAR-END: spent $3,366.90APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $22,578.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $14,663.28JULY QUARTERLY: raised $29,921.72JULY QUARTERLY: spent $31,802.37PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,083.24PRE-PRIMARY: spent $5,447.75OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $96,464.95OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $77,287.492025-062025-122026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Benjamin Ambrose (D)$181,558.91$41,045.012026-09-30
John Moolenaar (R)$2,068,418.39$1,213,299.492026-10-14
Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford (D)$29,258.90$20,249.262026-09-30
Jamie Hill (D)$18,427.68$3,074.862026-09-30
Michael Lynch (D)$300.00$0.002025-09-30
Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. (D)$263.00$83.792026-01-05

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RMay 13, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 21, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RMay 26, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 22, 2026

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: AMBROSE 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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