Michigan Senate
$263M in outside money, and $169M of it is working for Mike Rogers.1
Follow the MoneySix groups paid for most of the money in the biggest Senate races.The Matchup
Voters or Donors
Abdul El-SayedDEM
Physician and former Detroit health director. Has never held elected office.
Mike RogersREP
Former congressman, House Intelligence Committee chair and FBI agent.
- No corporate PAC money
- Signed the Integrity Index pledge
- Says AIPAC and corporate PACs will never influence his votes
- PAC donors include Altria and the American Petroleum Institute
- Welcomed last-minute money from an AIPAC-linked super PAC
- $158M in outside money on his side
Outside Money
$263M in Outside Money
Each side counts money spent for its candidate plus money spent against the other one, through Oct 31.1
- For El-Sayed$39M
- Against Rogers$54M
- For Rogers$36M
- Against El-Sayed$133M
Biggest groups for El-Sayed
- WinSenate, $46.5M, funded by Senate Majority PAC
- Lower Costs Now, $7.7M
- LCV Victory Fund, $6.0M
Biggest groups for Rogers
- Senate Leadership Fund, $47.1M; Elon Musk is its biggest donor
- No Going Back PAC, $35.3M, funded by MAGA Inc.
- Americans for Prosperity Action, $21.3M, funded by Koch Inc. and Stand Together
Our Pick
Abdul El-Sayed
Why El-Sayed
El-Sayed takes no corporate PAC money, got less than 1% of his money from PACs and signed the Integrity Index pledge. Rogers got 5.6% from PACs, including tobacco and oil companies, and grades F.
The Catch
El-Sayed pledged to refuse super PAC help, but a group funded by Senate Democrats' super PAC is still his biggest outside backer, at $45M.
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