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MI — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MI during 2008
Total Raised
$36,387,944
Total Donated
$2,584,924
Candidates
39
Individual Donors
438
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $21,655,464
REP $14,708,163
Top Candidates in MI (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEVIN, CARL | DEM | Senate | $8,306,929 |
| KNOLLENBERG, JOSEPH K. | REP | House | $3,611,170 |
| DINGELL, JOHN D MR. | DEM | House | $2,736,896 |
| PETERS, GARY | DEM | House | $2,552,239 |
| SCHAUER, MARK HAMILTON | DEM | House | $2,344,496 |
| CAMP, DAVID LEE | REP | House | $2,237,731 |
| WALBERG, TIMOTHY L. | REP | House | $2,112,220 |
| UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN | REP | House | $1,413,950 |
| ROGERS, MICHAEL J | REP | House | $1,384,979 |
| STUPAK, BART | DEM | House | $1,326,902 |
| MCCOTTER, THADDEUS G MR. | REP | House | $1,133,909 |
| CONYERS, JOHN JR. | DEM | House | $1,111,759 |
| KILPATRICK, CAROLYN MS. | DEM | House | $1,029,603 |
| MILLER, CANDICE S. | REP | House | $835,531 |
| HOEKSTRA, PETER | REP | House | $742,944 |
| LEVIN, SANDER M MR | DEM | House | $725,443 |
| KILDEE, DALE | DEM | House | $606,572 |
| EHLERS, VERNON J | REP | House | $413,368 |
| HOOGENDYK, JACK JR | REP | Senate | $302,747 |
| RACZKOWSKI, ANDREW EDWARD | REP | Senate | $262,450 |
| CASPERSON, THOMAS A | REP | House | $237,068 |
| ALEXANDER, ROBERT DARWOOD | DEM | House | $218,547 |
| NACHT, DAVID ALLEN | DEM | House | $172,797 |
| CONCANNON, ANDREW DONNELLY | DEM | House | $122,043 |
| JOHNSON, FRED L III PHD | DEM | House | $115,012 |
Top Donors in MI (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNTING, JOHN | $211,800 | INVESTOR |
| 2 | HALL, CRAIG | $85,350 | SELF EMPLOYED |
| 3 | COWLES, JOHN JR | $74,750 | MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIBUNE |
| 4 | MORGAN, JOHN | $64,700 | GRAPH-ADS INC |
| 5 | ADAMS, THOMAS | $53,575 | CAMPBELL-EWALD CO |
| 6 | HUNTING, JOHN R | $50,300 | DYER-IBES FOUNDATION |
| 7 | DEVOS, RICHARD | $43,900 | AMWAY CORP |
| 8 | DWYER, JOHN W | $43,500 | AMER SEATING CO |
| 9 | MEHNEY, DAVID P MR | $40,900 | K M W INC |
| 10 | EVANS, ROBERT | $40,048 | EVANS INDUSTRIES INC |
| 11 | ALLEN, WILLIAM | $39,500 | RETIRED |
| 12 | BERMAN, MANDELL L | $37,350 | INVESTMENT CONSULTANT |
| 13 | COOK, PETER C MR | $37,300 | CORP OFFICER |
| 14 | GRAND, STEPHEN | $35,100 | DECO GRAND, INC |
| 15 | BOLL, JOHN A MR | $35,000 | CHATEAU ESTATES |
| 16 | JONES, CHARLES | $33,864 | MT CLEMENTS GENERAL HOSPITAL |
| 17 | JOHNSON, GEORGE H | $33,100 | CHEVROLET CENTRAL STAFF |
| 18 | LIGHT, JOHN | $32,675 | — |
| 19 | ILITCH, MARIAN MRS | $30,800 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 20 | HERMELIN, DOREEN | $29,550 | . |
| 21 | GAMBLE, DAVID | $26,632 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 22 | LARSON, ROBERT C | $25,650 | THE TAUBMAN CO |
| 23 | DEVOS, HELEN | $25,200 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 24 | HART, JANE B | $23,500 | — |
| 25 | HICKS, THOMAS | $22,750 | HICKS COMPANY |