Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

William Lawrence

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 7
Filing address
Lansing, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LAWRENCE, WILLIAM
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 7

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 7ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6MI07298 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE

Total raised$3,665,520.62
Total spent$2,632,036.12
Cash on hand$1,033,484.50
Debts owed by the campaign$10,000.00
Loans from the candidate$10,000.00

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: $3,382,652.32PACs and other committees: $244,670.46Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $13,071.73Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $23,336.45Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,789.66
  • Individual contributions$3,382,652.3292%
  • PACs and other committees$244,670.467%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$13,071.730%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$23,336.451%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,789.660%

Self-funding: $13,071.73 (0% of money raised): $3,071.73 given and $10,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$894,886.5356%
  • Contributions over $200$693,599.8344%
  • Itemized from inside Michigan$343,441.4844%
  • Itemized from other states$432,071.5056%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $74,808.00 · New York $51,563.00 · District of Columbia $50,534.00 · Arizona $34,648.00 · Washington $33,060.00. 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

$2.5M$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $222,635.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $30,220.07YEAR-END: raised $134,189.32YEAR-END: spent $99,243.04APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $215,506.74APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $91,778.66JULY QUARTERLY: raised $418,232.48JULY QUARTERLY: spent $198,832.42PRE-PRIMARY: raised $129,346.57PRE-PRIMARY: spent $316,720.29OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,545,610.51OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,895,241.642025-092025-122026-032026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

26 committees reported giving $101,064.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting William Lawrence$830,882.56
  • Independent expenditures opposing William Lawrence$957,088.04

FEC totals for the 2026 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 7, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
William Lawrence (D)$3,665,520.62$1,033,484.502026-09-30
Thomas More Barrett (R)$8,238,468.08$1,039,762.512026-10-14
Brink (D)$3,106,349.72$32,889.302026-09-30
Matthew Maasdam (D)$2,247,417.59$8,671.782026-09-30
Josh Cowen (D)$209,460.19$0.002026-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely DOctober 20, 2026
  • The EconomistLean DMay 22, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Global Strategy Group (D)August 11–13, 2026500 (LV)—Tom Barrett 47% · William Lawrence 49%
Data for Progress (D)June 24–30, 2026772 (LV)± 4.0%Tom Barrett 46% · William Lawrence 48%
Data for Progress (D)June 24–30, 2026772 (LV)± 4%Tom Barrett 46% · Bridget Brink 45%
Public Policy Polling (D)April 24–26, 2026519 (RV)± 4.3%Tom Barrett 45% · Bridget Brink 46%
Public Policy Polling (D)October 27–28, 2025557 (RV)± 4.2%Tom Barrett 41% · Bridget Brink 45%
Data for Progress (D)June 24–30, 2026772 (LV)± 4%Tom Barrett 47% · Matt Maasdam 46%

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: FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
  • 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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