2024 general election
Michigan 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$6.9M was spent on the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race: $6.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $384K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Hillary Scholten (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$6.9M
Raised by campaigns
$6.5M
PAC checks
$1.4M
Outside money
$384K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Hillary ScholtenDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.3M
- Spent
- $4.9M
- From individuals
- $3.7M
- From PACs
- $1.4M
- From party
- $11K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $208K
- Outside money against
- $33K
Who paid: 26% of Scholten's money came from PACs
Corporate $290K (22%)Trade group $147K (11%)Leadership PAC $279K (21%)Membership $104K (8%)Union $241K (18%)Super PAC $73K (6%)Party $8K (1%)Other $187K (14%)
- Democracy Summer 2024 Other$20K
- Kellanova Corporate$15K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$15K
- Crh Americas, Inc. Corporate$15K
- Women's Political Committee Federal Other$15K
- General Motors Company Corporate$12K
- Pro-Choice Women Other$12K
- Democratic Turnout Project PAC Leadership PAC$12K
Biggest outside spenders
- For Our Future · $189K supporting
- West Michigan for Change · $33K attacking
- Working America · $15K supporting
- Somos PAC · $3K supporting
- Michigan Peoples Choice · $1K supporting
Paul HudsonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $608K
- From PACs
- $67K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $500K
- Outside money for
- $58K
- Outside money against
- $85K
Who paid: 6% of Hudson's money came from PACs
Corporate $3K (3%)Trade group $8K (10%)Leadership PAC $27K (36%)Membership $2K (3%)Super PAC $6K (7%)Other $31K (41%)
- Western Michigan Victory Fund Other$21K
- Michigan Independent Political Action Committee Trade group$5K
- Upper Hand Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Team Hudson Leadership PAC$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- Moolenaar Leadership PAC$5K
- Star PAC Other$5K
- Protect the House 2024 Super PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $85K attacking
- West Michigan for Change · $58K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race?
- $6.9M was spent on the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race: $6.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $384K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Hillary Scholten (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race?
- Hillary Scholten (Democrat) raised $5.3M and had $208K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race?
- For Our Future ($189K), West Michigan for Change ($91K), House Majority PAC ($85K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Michigan 3rd District race?
- Western Michigan Victory Fund gave $21K to Paul Hudson; Democracy Summer 2024 gave $20K to Hillary Scholten; Kellanova Political Action Committee gave $15K to Hillary Scholten.