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2026 Michigan House race, District 5

Five candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Michigan District 5, as recorded September 22, 2026.

The November ballot

Walberg
$1.7M
Vukasovich
$56K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Also in this race: Ronald A. Muszynski (Libertarian), Sharon Marie Renier (U.S. Taxpayers) and Jim Bronke (Green).

Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.

The seat

Tim Walberg

Republican · Holds the seat now

First took office 2007 · Age 75

16
Trades disclosed
$398K
Estimated volume
Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Michigan

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 15 days before online or by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 64,425 votes

  • Christian Vukasovich Won: Unopposed 64,425

Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Michigan Secretary of State official primary results. Certified August 24, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

The money on this race

Raised by candidates
$1.8M
Outside money
$240

Outside money, for and against

Supporting Walberg$240
Opposing Walberg-
Supporting Vukasovich-
Opposing Vukasovich-

Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. No outside money is on file for or against the other 3 names on this ballot.

Where each candidate's money comes from

Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Who is spending on this race

The largest group spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.

How this seat voted last time

R+33 in 2024

  • Tim Walberg Won: 65.7%
  • Libbi Urban: 32.8%

409,876 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 1.5%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
774K
Median household income
$71K
Unemployment
5.2%
Living below the poverty line
11.6%
Without health insurance
5.8%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through July 15, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.