Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Garlin Gilchrist II (D)
Attorney General: Dana Nessel (D)
Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (D)
State Board of Education Members: Casandra Ulbrich (D), Ellen Lipton (D), Jason Strayhorn (D), Pamela Pugh (D), Tom McMillin (R), Judith Pritchett (D), Nikki Snyder (R), and Tiffany Tilley (D)
| Candidate | Total Donations |
|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer | $8,652,261.11 |
| Dana Nessel | $1,117,481.90 |
| Jocelyn Benson | $648,685.83 |
| Garrett Soldano | $620,964.83 |
| Jason Wentworth | $280,275.00 |
| Aric Nesbitt | $255,662.70 |
| Mark Huizenga | $195,665.00 |
| Ralph Rebandt | $170,025.00 |
| Donna Lasinski | $166,891.26 |
| Matt Hall | $163,130.00 |
| PAC | Total Donations |
|---|---|
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $1,776,842.00 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $1,362,806.52 |
| Get Michigan Working Again (Superpac) | $1,067,465.00 |
| Michigan House Democratic Fund | $864,208.45 |
| Michigan Senate Democratic Fund | $536,714.29 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $509,434.68 |
| Michigan Action (Superpac) | $503,334.55 |
| Protect MI Vote | $500,000.00 |
| Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers State PAC | $498,537.55 |
| Rock Holdings Inc State PAC | $417,500.00 |
| Donor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | $500,000.00 |
| Michigan Action PAC Federal | $453,334.55 |
| Patricia Stryker | $275,000.00 |
| Mark J Bernstein | $264,300.00 |
| Stacy Schusterman | $264,300.00 |
| Michigan Catholic Conference | $260,300.00 |
| Jay Pritzker | $250,000.00 |
| Ronda Stryker | $250,000.00 |
| Stephen Silberstein | $182,000.00 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee | $175,000.00 |
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