Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MI-07
William Lawrence
American politician and activist (born 1990)
- Over
- Tom Barrett (Republican), 47.7%
- Votes
- 202,657 (13,175 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +8.2, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
William Michael Lawrence is an American politician and activist who co-founded the Sunrise Movement, a climate action organization.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, Lawrence is the U.S. representative-elect for Michigan's 7th congressional district after winning the 2026 election.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- Not on file
- Education
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- Occupation
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The race
U.S. House, MI-07. Won with 51.0%, 3.3 points ahead over Tom Barrett.
- William Lawrence Democratic · winner51.0%
- Tom Barrett Republican47.7%
- Shane Dedrick G1.3%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +8.2, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +3.3
- Difference
- 4.9 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE. Covers July 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
24.1% of the $3,804,135 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)22.0%$916,380
- Individuals, itemized69.4%$2,887,755
- Other political committees (PACs)7.1%$294,851
- Party committees0.1%$5,000
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.3%$13,072
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.0%$42,983
Employers donors listed
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$14,95768 contributions
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$9,05915 contributions
- STATE OF MICHIGAN$8,08667 contributions
- MICHIGAN STATE GOVERNMENT$7,1004 contributions
- LEWIS ROCA LLP$7,0002 contributions
- NEW CONSENSUS$7,0003 contributions
- STEWARD HEALTHCARE$5,0001 contribution
- CARMACK PRODUCTIONS$3,6002 contributions
- INGHAM COUNTY$3,55014 contributions
- UNITY HEALTH CARE$3,55011 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 4c1979dfc95c
Industries
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Record
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Contact and links
- Website
- wewill2026.com official
- Campaign email
- campaign@wewill2026.com · source
- Social
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan&oldid=1385507696
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:32 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lawrence_(Michigan_politician)
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI07298/
- photo_curated https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Lawrence_2026.jpg
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