Not sure this is your district? Enter your ZIP to confirm it and see your full ballot
2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-6
Debbie Dingell
Top priorities
- Protecting the Great Lakes and the environment
- Health care as a right, lowering costs
- Labor and manufacturing jobs
Per the campaign site.
About Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, first elected in 2014, and previously served as an executive in community and government relations at General Motors, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Heather Smiley
Top priorities
- Curbing government spending
- Protecting voter integrity
- Border security
Per the campaign site.
About Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley is a retired Ford Motor Company employee with more than 30 years in product development, strategy, and analytics, per Michigan Advance. She was the 2024 Republican nominee in this district and holds degrees from Central Michigan University, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
About this race
Michigan's 6th 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.