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H6IA04167
MCGOWAN, CHRIS Open seat
2.9
Influence Score · 2026
Lightly backed
Non-incumbent — only contributions, independent expenditures, and dark-money exposure are scored.
Lobbying, vote alignment, bundle timing, and trade direction require committee assignments and
roll-call records, neither of which exist for a non-sitting candidate. Maximum reachable score is
about 23, on a challenger-only scale — incumbents are scored 0–100 across all twelve axes, so the two
are not directly comparable. See methodology.
Score components
| Axis | Raw | Normalized (pts) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct contributions | $636K | 2.42 | 2026 cycle, principal committee |
| Outside spending — direct support | $112K | — | PACs that directly supported this candidate |
| Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) | $0 | — | OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally |
| Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate | $0 | — | PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis) |
| Total outside spending in favor | $112K | 0.45 | direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis |
| Lobbying exposure | — | — | Requires committee assignment |
| Vote alignment | — | — | Requires voting record |
| Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes | — | — | Requires recorded-vote calendar |
| Dark-money exposure | 0.0000 | 0.00 | Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share |
| Personal trade direction | — | — | Requires STOCK Act filings |
Race matchup IA-4
| Candidate | Party | Status | Direct $ | Outside $ | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEENSTRA, RANDALL | REP | Inc. | $1.83M | $215K | 56.3 | Highly exposed |
| MCGOWAN, CHRIS | REP | Open | $636K | $112K | 2.9 | Lightly backed |
| RHODES, RYAN | REP | Open | $167K | $0 | 0.6 | Lightly backed |
| WINDSCHITL, MATT | REP | Open | $61K | $0 | 0.2 | Lightly backed |
| DAWSON, DAVE | DEM | Open | $56K | $0 | 0.2 | Lightly backed |
| WOLFTORNABANE, ASHLEY | DEM | Open | $7K | $0 | 0.0 | Lightly backed |
| STEINER, STEPHANIE | DEM | Open | $0 | $0 | 0.0 | Lightly backed |
Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.