Federal race · 2024
Michigan U.S. House, District 7, 2024
Primary: August 6, 2024 · General election: November 5, 2024
Money raised
- Curtis Hertel Jr. (D)$7.7M raised · $4K on hand
- Thomas More Barrett (R)$5.1M raised · $22K on hand
- Elissa Slotkin (D)$708K raised · $451 on hand
Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others
Candidates
| Candidate | Status | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Hertel Jr. (D) | Lost the general election (46.6%) | $7,656,059.90 | $7,652,531.73 | $3,638.17 | 2024-12-31 |
| Thomas More Barrett (R) | Won the general election (50.3%) | $5,103,613.26 | $5,090,802.49 | $22,099.88 | 2024-12-31 |
| Elissa Slotkin (D) | Not running (declined to run) | $708,162.35 | $836,582.18 | $450.64 | 2024-03-31 |
Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.
Total spent on this race
$40,513,090.00 = candidates’ own spending $12,832,972.56 + outside spending $27,680,117.44
| Candidate | Outside spending for | Against | Electioneering and member messages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Hertel Jr. | $996,398.85 | $12,978,118.16 | $3,564.44 |
| Thomas More Barrett | $1,790,609.44 | $11,782,073.95 | $0.00 |
| Elissa Slotkin | $11,088.04 | $136.02 | $118,128.54 |
Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 24–26, 2024 | 535 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Curtis Hertel Jr. 45% · Tom Barrett 47% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 6–8, 2024 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.85% | Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 47% |
| Cygnal (R) | August 27–29, 2024 | 420 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 48% |
| Noble Predictive Insights | July 8–11, 2024 | 532 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Curtis Hertel Jr. 41% · Tom Barrett 48% |
| Cygnal (R) | February 20–21, 2024 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Curtis Hertel Jr. 37% · Tom Barrett 44% |
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.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrett | Republican Party | 226,722 | 50.3% |
| Curtis Hertel Jr. | Democratic Party | 209,959 | 46.6% |
| L. Rachel Dailey | Libertarian Party | 14,231 | 3.1% |
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