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2026 U.S. House

Michigan's 13th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · MI-13
Primary: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-13

Donavan McKinney

Donavan McKinney

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Economic security, living wages, and union jobs
  • Environmental and climate justice, including public transit investment
  • Getting big money out of politics
About Donavan McKinney

Donavan McKinney is the Democratic nominee for MI-13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot after winning the August 4 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results. He is a Michigan state representative from Detroit, elected to the state House in 2022, who previously worked as an organizer with SEIU Healthcare Michigan, per Michigan Advance. A lifelong Detroiter and Detroit Public Schools product.

T.P. Nykoriak

T.P. Nykoriak

Republican

Nykoriak is a Detroit native who describes the campaign as built on the Constitution, the rule of law and the people of Detroit, per the campaign site. Nykoriak says he traveled to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023 and came home determined that Congress ask hard questions about foreign spending, per the campaign site.

About this race

Michigan's 13th 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.

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