Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Gary C. Peters

Official portrait of Gary C. Peters
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from Michigan (class 2)
Party
Democrat
Born
1958
In Congress
House since 2009 · Senate since 2015 · 17 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
PETERS, GARY
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the whole state highlighted

Michigan

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. Senate · MichiganIncumbentWon the general election (49.9%)

FEC candidate ID S4MI00355 · Principal campaign committee: PETERS FOR MICHIGAN

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Michigan$303,094.43Not running (declined to run)
2019–2020U.S. Senate · Michigan$50,113,274.67Won the general election (49.9%)
Total raised$50,113,274.67
Total spent$49,846,729.90
Cash on hand$1,770,272.68
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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: $45,404,376.66PACs and other committees: $3,081,173.48Party committees: $2,500.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $1,599,397.61Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $25,826.92
  • Individual contributions$45,404,376.6691%
  • PACs and other committees$3,081,173.486%
  • Party committees$2,500.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,599,397.613%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$25,826.920%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

689 committees reported giving $3,033,201.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. 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 Gary Peters$11,269,153.36
  • Independent expenditures opposing Gary Peters$39,488,222.14
  • Company and union communications to members about Gary Peters$41,308.04

FEC totals for the 2020 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. Senate, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gary Peters (D)$50,113,274.67$1,770,272.682020-12-31
John James (R)$48,764,414.44$1,611,367.592020-12-31
Bob Carr (R)$23,615.00$332.002020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Research Co.October 31 – November 1, 2020450 (LV)± 4.6%Gary Peters 52% · John James 37%
Change Research/CNBCOctober 29 – November 1, 2020383 (LV)± 5.01%Gary Peters 51% · John James 46%
SwayableOctober 27 – November 1, 2020393 (LV)± 6.6%Gary Peters 54% · John James 46%
Ipsos/ReutersOctober 27 – November 1, 2020654 (LV)± 4.4%Gary Peters 51% · John James 44%
Morning ConsultOctober 22–31, 20201,736 (LV)± 2.0%Gary Peters 49% · John James 43%
Emerson CollegeOctober 29–30, 2020700 (LV)± 3.4%Gary Peters 52% · John James 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election 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: PETERS FOR MICHIGAN.
  • 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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