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Michigan · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Michigan District 05 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 05 House race

Tim Walberg has raised more than 32 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Michigan District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1.7M between them. Tim Walberg reports $1.6M and Christian Vukasovich reports $51,717, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Tim Walberg reports, 52% came from individuals and 48% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 48% from PACs and 52% from individuals.

52% individuals48% PACs0% other
$1.6M
raised
CV

Christian Vukasovich

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$52K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$40K
Real Estate & Construction$30K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Health & Pharma$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL · pac$10K
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC · pac$10K
  • EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EQUITABLE PAC) · pac$10K
  • FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · super pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

46%53%
46% PACs53% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Tim Walberg is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$710K
$345K+. up $493K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce · Chair
  • House Committee on Natural Resources

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$40K
Real Estate & Construction$30K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Tim Walberg
R · incumbent
Tim Walberg
vs
CV
Christian Vukasovich
D · challenger
$1.6M
Raised
$52K
$1.0M
Cash on hand
$21K
48%
From PACs
0%
52%
From individuals
94%
Real Estate & Construction
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No