Elections Intelligence

John R. Moolenaar

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INCUMBENT Safe R Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe R

Moolenaar is the Republican incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has Moolenaar at 99.1¢ against Ambrose's 2.6¢, up 3.9¢ since August 3. Moolenaar leads 19.4 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Moolenaar · Republican contract
99.1¢
▲ 3.9¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on John R. Moolenaar by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 99.1¢ · low 95.2¢Oct 12
John R. MoolenaarRepublican · incumbent
99.1¢
Ben AmbroseDemocratic
2.6¢

9,676 traded · 4,444 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Moolenaar v Ambrose

Metric by metric
Moolenaar
Ambrose
99.1¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
2.6¢
$1.65M
RaisedFEC, through July 15
$85.1K
$1.91M
Cash on handFEC, through July 15
$21.9K
U.S. Representativesince 2015
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

Michigan 2nd District
Prior result
R+30.1

2024 general election, won by John R. Moolenaar.

Fundraising
19.4 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through July 15.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.