Elections Intelligence

Michigan 7th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
WL
William Lawrence Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 65¢REPUBLICAN 38¢
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Tom Barrett Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 4 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean DD 65¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upD+2 — GSG, Aug 20. Prior result · Toss-upR+3.8 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 2¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days · polling moved 3 points toward the Democrat over 45 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 65¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+2
GSG ↗ B- Aug 11 - 13 · n=500 LV D+2 D SPONSOR
Data for Progress ↗ B- Jun 24 - 30 · n=772 LV D+2 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+3.8

Tom Barrett (R)

50.3 — 46.5 · 2024 general election

def. Curtis Hertel (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Tom Barrett$6.31M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-15 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-04 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄