Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Michael Thurow
- Party
- Independent
- Running for
- U.S. House · Wisconsin District 6
- Filing address
- Mequon, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- THUROW, MICHAEL
- Next election
- Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Wisconsin, District 6
FEC candidate ID H6WI06233 · Principal campaign committee: MIKE THUROW FOR CONGRESS
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$176,006.1790%
- PACs and other committees$18,750.0010%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$24,356.1715%
- Contributions over $200$139,885.0085%
- Itemized from inside Wisconsin$25,420.0018%
- Itemized from other states$116,550.0082%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $61,000.00. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
4 committees reported giving $20,190.00 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.
- WORKING CLASS HEROES FUNDHybrid PAC$8,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- POWELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,690.00
The race
Wisconsin U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thurow (I) | $194,756.17 | $17,936.66 | 2026-09-30 |
| Glenn S. Grothman (R) | $1,193,554.78 | $600,072.64 | 2026-10-14 |
| Bradley Smith (D) | $322,260.90 | $91,303.27 | 2026-10-14 |
| Amanda H Bell (D) | $50,920.68 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Amanda H Bell (D) | $50,920.68 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Aaron Michael Wojciechowski (D) | $44,015.37 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Elizabeth Fitzgibbon (I) | $21,161.09 | $3,671.46 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael Heidenreich (D) | $3,326.34 | $705.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Matthew John Arndt (G) | $2,210.00 | $1,710.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joey Marschall (D) | $201.00 | $191.30 | 2025-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Research (D) | May 18–28, 2026 | 437 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Glenn Grothman 61% · Brad Smith 39% |
| Tavern Research (D) | May 18–28, 2026 | 437 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Glenn Grothman 61% · Generic Democrat 39% |
| Tavern Research (D) | May 18–28, 2026 | 437 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Glenn Grothman 55% · Michael Thurow 45% |
| Change Research (D) | March 17–20, 2026 | 640 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Glenn Grothman 42% · Michael Thurow 38% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (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: MIKE THUROW 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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