Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 13
FEC candidate ID H8MI13185 · Principal campaign committee: MARY WATERS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Michigan District 13 | $23,554.80 | Did not qualify for the ballot |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Michigan District 13 | $194,060.05 | Lost primary |
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$183,200.1594%
- PACs and other committees$9,500.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$456.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$500.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$403.900%
Self-funding: $456.00 (0% of money raised): $151.00 given and $305.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $7,500.00 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.
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Mary Waters$12,900.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Mary Waters$2,259,271.15
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- BLUE WAVE ACTION D/B/A BWAOpposing$2,259,270.00
- THE FUTURE - TODAY & TOMORROWSupporting$12,900.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 13, 2024 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Waters (D) | $194,060.05 | $1,593.48 | 2024-12-31 |
| Shri Thanedar (D) | $9,660,670.47 | $6,904,567.70 | 2024-12-31 |
| Adam Hollier (D) | $900,703.21 | $198,173.32 | 2024-12-31 |
| John Conyers (D) | $86,249.65 | $26,353.47 | 2023-09-30 |
| Martell de'Angelo Bivings (R) | $66,831.09 | $15,426.91 | 2024-12-31 |
| Shakira Hawkins (D) | $250.00 | −$539.65 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
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: MARY WATERS FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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