Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Michigan's 4th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Sean McCann
Democratic Party · Challenger
Bill Huizenga
Republican Party · Incumbent
Currently represents Michigan's 4th District in the U.S. House.
Shafina Che Barnett
Green Party · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Sean McCannBill HuizengaShafina Che Barnett
Party on the ballotDemocratic Party1Republican Party1Green Party1
StatusChallengerIncumbent2Challenger
Raised$4,699,153 through October 14, 20263$5,562,775 through October 14, 20264Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$1,034,4423$394,2224Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$782,778 for · $7,011,364 against5$2,322,533 for · $9,666,371 against6$65,475 for · $0 against7

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Sean McCann — 10 issues
  • Abortion law
    His campaign website says decisions about starting or growing a family belong to a woman, her family and her doctor rather than to politicians, and lists among his accomplishments a Michigan Senate vote to repeal the state's 1931 abortion ban and service on the board of Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan.8
  • Police funding
    His campaign website says he voted repeatedly in the Michigan Legislature to fully fund police, firefighters and mental health programs, and that he will support local law enforcement in Congress.8
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website criticizes the current administration's tariffs, saying they are raising costs for households and hurting farmers and manufacturers in Michigan.8
  • State K-12 school funding
    Increase state funding for public schools
    His campaign website says he strongly supports funding public schools, and lists among his accomplishments in the Michigan Legislature helping raise funding so schools could hire more teachers, social workers and therapists.8
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Have independent commissions, not lawmakers, draw district lines
    His campaign website says he pushed forward independent redistricting efforts.8
  • Nuclear power
    His campaign website says solar, wind and nuclear energy in Michigan will support U.S. energy independence, reduce pollution and create jobs, and that in the Michigan Senate he supported funding to help reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant.8
  • ACA premium tax credits
    His campaign website says he will fight in Congress to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and reduce the cost of health care.8
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says he is against the Medicaid cuts passed in Washington, which it says have removed health care from hundreds of thousands of people in Michigan, and that Congress should protect Medicaid rather than cut it.8,9
  • Medicaid expansion
    His campaign website lists his vote in the Michigan Legislature to expand Medicaid access to over a million people in Michigan among his proudest votes.8
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says he supports a secure border that keeps criminals out while offering a legal path for people who follow the law, and that in Congress he will work to overhaul ICE and make agents answer for illegal actions.8
Bill Huizenga — 2 issues
  • Banking and investment rules
    His campaign website says that, drawing on his business experience and his service on the House Financial Services Committee, he has worked to remove regulations it calls burdensome and to make capital easier for small businesses to obtain so they can grow and hire, and that as chairman of the committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee he worked to hold officials at the SEC and other agencies in the Biden-Harris administration to account while widening access to capital markets.10,11
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says he led the fight to rein in federal spending and has pushed for fiscal discipline to fight inflation.10,11
Shafina Che Barnett — 2 issues
  • Health insurance system
    Her campaign website lists health care access among her priorities, saying she wants prescription medications to be affordable and good medical care to be available to every family and senior.12
  • Highway and transit funding
    Her campaign website lists infrastructure among her priorities, saying she wants to upgrade roads and bridges.12

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.