2024Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2024 election for Michigan's 7th District
U.S. House · Michigan
Tom Barrett (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis Hertel (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tom BarrettRepublican · winner
50.3%226,722
Curtis HertelDemocrat
46.6%209,959
L. Rachel DaileyLibertarian
3.2%14,231
450,912 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Curtis HertelTom Barrett
$7.7M
Raised by the campaign
$5.1M
$7.7M
Spent by the campaign
$5.1M
$3.6K
Cash on hand
$22.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024