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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MI-09

Lisa McClain

RepublicanIncumbentFEC H0MI10287VM-XEH-PFD0

American politician (born 1966)

62.6%Won by 27.9 points
Over
Ray Pooley (Democratic), 34.7%
Votes
247,817 (110,542 ahead)
Called
Called by Wikipedia editors 7:05 AM ET
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 Republican (R +18.9, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Lisa Carmella McClain is an American politician who has represented Michigan's 9th congressional district since 2021. The district, numbered as the 10th during her first term, stretches from the outer northern suburbs of Detroit through The Thumb.

More

A member of the Republican Party, McClain serves in congressional leadership as chair of the House Republican Conference.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
April 7, 1966 (age 60)
Education
  • Stockbridge Junior / Senior High School, 1984
  • Lansing Community College
  • Northwood University, Bachelor in Business Administration, 1997
Occupation
financial adviser
In Congress
3 House terms, since January 3, 2021

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Lisa McClain, photo
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

The race

U.S. House, MI-09. Won with 62.6%, 27.9 points ahead over Ray Pooley.

  1. Lisa McClain Republican · winner62.6%
  2. Ray Pooley Democratic34.7%
  3. Jim Walkowicz Working Class1.0%
  4. Kevin Vayko L0.9%
  5. John Vlahos U.S. Taxpayers0.4%
  6. Destiny Clayton G0.3%

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +18.9, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
R +27.9
Difference
9.0 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$6.05Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$4.90Mspent
$1.75Mcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 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

35.1% of the $3,148,121 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)18.3%$1,104,751
  • Individuals, itemized33.8%$2,043,370
  • Other political committees (PACs)27.2%$1,644,798
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts20.7%$1,253,557

Employers donors listed

  1. CIENA HEALTHCARE$39,00013 contributions
  2. ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$21,0006 contributions
  3. TODD STRATEGY GROUP$19,50014 contributions
  4. NOVARA LAW GROUP$18,0006 contributions
  5. BREEZE SMOKE$14,0004 contributions
  6. HAWORTH INC.$14,0004 contributions
  7. OLD MISSION WOUND CARE$14,0004 contributions
  8. WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$14,0004 contributions
  9. OPTALIS HEALTHCARE$10,5003 contributions
  10. CORNING$10,0004 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash c8a1bb6aa944

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
    2 subcommittees
    • Higher Education and Workforce Development
    • Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
  • House Committee on Financial Services
    2 subcommittees
    • National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
    • Capital Markets

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
19 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
54 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

  • H.R. 10167: Common Cents ActIntroduced August 27, 2026. Latest action November 12, 2026: Presented to President.
  • H.R. 7769: MINT ActIntroduced March 3, 2026. Latest action March 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 6502: College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025Introduced December 9, 2025. Latest action January 21, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
  • H.R. 6363: Build Now Act of 2025Introduced December 2, 2025. Latest action December 2, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • H.R. 6337: ROAD to Housing Act of 2025Introduced December 1, 2025. Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  • H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025Introduced December 1, 2025. Latest action February 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash b30ab38c4c04

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
lisamcclainforcongress.com official
Office phone
202-225-2106
Washington office
562 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2209
Campaign email
info@lisa-mcclain.com · source
Social

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:05 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, MI-09 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, MI-09 · General · won · 238,300 votes (63.9%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
  5. 2020U.S. House, MI-10 · General · won · 271,607 votes (66.3%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q102184540). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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