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Hillary Scholten vs Paul Hudson

Likely DD +11.9 forecast· 0 polls · 0 markets
Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
98% Scholten (D)
2% Hudson (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Model's predicted final margin D +11.9 · 80% CI R+0.1 → D+23.9
Actual result D+9.9 · backtest (race already called)
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
0.0%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
no recent coverage
Where this race stands
Verified

Lean D · model 98% D

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+4) suggests Lean D.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+11.9 with an 80% CI ranging from tied (10th pctile) to D+23.9 (90th pctile), giving D a 98% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · lean-d
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
D +11.9
80% CI: R +0.1D +23.9 · win prob 98%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used0
Days to electionpassed
Actual resultD+9.9
Residual σ6.00pt
Generated7/1/2026

Endorsements · 0 total

Source · Wikipedia · 2 candidates with no endorsements yet
DHillary Scholten0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
RPaul Hudson0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2024-11-21
Paul HudsonH4MI03268 ↗
Receipts
$1.2M
Disburse
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$0
Debts
$0
Health professionals$6.6K
EAGLE ALLOY$13.2K
HAWORTH INC.$13.2K
HINES CORP$8.3K
GIGABRAIN CORPORATION$6.8K
VYNAMIC$6.6K
Hillary ScholtenH0MI03316 ↗
Receipts
$5.3M
Disburse
$4.9M
Cash on hand
$349.7K
Debts
$0
Education$20.7K
Lawyers / law firms$18.5K
MILLER JOHNSON$49.5K
VARNUM LLP$18.5K
COREWELL HEALTH$14.7K
ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$12.5K
NYMAN TURKISH PC$11.6K

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports
IE total
$1.5M
D side
$519.6K · 35%
R side
$965.2K · 65%
Top spender
WEST MICHIGAN FOR C…
For / against split
For Scholten $349.6K
Against Hudson $170.0K
Against Scholten $66.0K
For Hudson $899.2K
SpenderSideAmountShareTarget
WEST MICHIGAN FOR CHANGER$964.9K65%for Paul Hudson
FOR OUR FUTURED$301.7K20%for Hillary Scholten
HMPD$170.0K11%against Paul Hudson
WORKING AMERICAD$29.6K2%for Hillary Scholten
SOMOS PACD$6.4K0%for Hillary Scholten
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FREEDOM FUNDD$4.8K0%for Hillary Scholten
CONCERNED CITIZENR$321.580%for Paul Hudson

Editorial ratings · 6 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Safe D2
Likely D4
CNalysis
Safe D
Jun 14
The Cook Political Report
Likely D
May 23
Elections Daily
Safe D
Feb 4
FiveThirtyEight
Likely D
Oct 27
Inside Elections
Likely D
May 8
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Likely D
Nov 15

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
May 11, 2026Likely Dmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2024-11-21
Endorsementsnothing to sync
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks