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2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-12
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ALLEN DOWNER
Democratic
Allen Downer is a Democratic candidate running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District in 2026. He has declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled for August 4, 2026. Downer previously ran in the Democrati…
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BYRON H NOLEN
Democratic
Byron H. Nolen, a Democratic candidate, is the current Mayor of Inkster, Michigan, a role he also held from 2015 to 2019. An attorney by profession, Nolen is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District, focusing h…
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JAMES D HOOPER
Republican
James D. Hooper is a Republican who ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District in 2024. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he describes himself as a liberty-minded conservative and has a background in the building trades, as…
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RASHIDA TLAIB
Democratic
Rashida Tlaib is a Democratic Representative serving Michigan's 12th Congressional District. First elected in 2018, she made history as one of the first two Muslim women in the U.S. Congress and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve. Tlaib, currently s…
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SHANELLE M JACKSON
Democratic
Shanelle M Jackson is a Democratic candidate running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District in 2026. She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012, representing District 9.
About this race
Michigan's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Michigan primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.