Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Mary Waters

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 13
Filing address
Detroit, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WATERS, MARY
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 13

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 13ChallengerDid not qualify for the ballot

FEC candidate ID H8MI13185 · Principal campaign committee: MARY WATERS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 13$23,554.80Did not qualify for the ballot
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 13$194,060.05Lost primary
Total raised$23,554.80
Total spent$25,870.03
Cash on hand$128.25
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$12,000.00

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: $11,554.80Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $12,000.00
  • Individual contributions$11,554.8049%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$12,000.0051%

Self-funding: $12,000.00 (51% of money raised): $0.00 given and $12,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$604.805%
  • Contributions over $200$10,950.0095%
  • Itemized from inside Michigan$10,950.00100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

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

Raised and spent over time

$12K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,127.34JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.00YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $12,004.80JULY QUARTERLY: spent $9,816.20PRE-PRIMARY: raised $11,550.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $5,717.94OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $9,208.552025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 13, 2026 · 16 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mary Waters (D)$23,554.80$128.252026-09-30
Shri Thanedar (D)$3,194,222.05$5,935,390.402026-09-30
Donavan McKinney (D)$1,876,779.88$129,673.542026-10-14
Adam Hollier (D)$296,148.10$0.002026-03-31
Maurice Gerard Morton (I)$153,389.00$13,827.252026-09-30
Nazmul Hassan (D)$7,745.88$0.002026-01-31
Martell de'Angelo Bivings (R)$0.01$14,940.022026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DMay 13, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMay 21, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DMay 26, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 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: MARY WATERS 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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