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Kalyn Stralow

$20.7 million raised in the race for Michigan governor

The general election for Governor of Michigan will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. In total, candidates running for Michigan governor have raised $20.7 million, and spent $12.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 20, 2022. The Democratic and Republican primaries are on Aug. 1, 2022.

Here’s the breakdown for the seven candidates who are in the running:

Active Gubernatorial Candidates’ Campaign Finance, 1/1/2021- 4/20/2022

Candidate Party Contributions Expenditures Election Stage
Gretchen Whitmer (Incumbent) Democratic $14,281,060.98 $8,625,119.83 Primary
Tudor Dixon Republican $505,766.32 $408,932.00 Primary
Ryan Kelley Republican $98,257.31 $67,179.55 Primary
Ralph Rebandt Republican $234,056.00 $235,640.93 Primary
Kevin Rinke Republican $2,004,938.02 $537,177.93 Primary
Garrett Soldano Republican $1,370,097.82 $1,139,452.04 Primary
Kevin Hogan Green $0.00 $0.00 General

The remaining $2.2 million raised in the race for Michigan governor went to candidates who have withdrawn or have been disqualified.

Total fundraising in nine gubernatorial races in the 2022 election cycle

A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for re-election and number of candidates in a race, can influence donor activity. Here is how total fundraising by all candidates for Michigan governor compares to the eight other gubernatorial races with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:

Rank State Total Donations Total Candidates Active Candidates Election Stage Available Reporting Period
1 Florida $106,753,115 12 10 Primary Election 1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022
2 Texas $72,717,055 24 5 General Election 1/1/2021 – 5/14/2022
3 Pennsylvania $55,727,674 20 5 General Election 1/1/2021 – 6/16/2022
4 Arizona $24,376,884 15 12 Primary Election 1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022
5 Ohio $22,113,468 9 5 General Election 1/1/2021 – 6/3/2022
6 Michigan $20,716,429 16 7 Primary Election 1/1/2021 – 4/20/2022
7 California $13,997,678 32 2 General Election 1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022
8 Wisconsin $13,933,407 10 9 Primary Election 1/1/2021 – 3/13/2022
9 Minnesota $8,263,072 14 11 Primary Election 1/1/2021 – 3/30/2022

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Michigan candidate PACs submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2022 Annual/January 1/31/2022
2022 April (PACs) 4/25/2022
2022 July (PACs) 7/25/2022
2022 Post-Primary 9/1/2022
2022 Pre-General 10/28/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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