Michigan

Michigan Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Michigan's 2026 ballot includes governor (Jocelyn Benson (D), John James (R)); U.S. Senate (Abdul El-Sayed (D), Mike Rogers (R)); 13 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Michigan jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionAug. 4, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateMichigan

Places Listed36

Profiles266

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Michigan's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

2 candidates

Jocelyn Benson (D)
Jocelyn Benson is the Democratic nominee for Michigan governor and has been Michigan's secretary of state since 2019. Running to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, she took roughly 83% of the August 4 Democratic vote, a race the Associated Press called the moment polls closed. Her campaign site frames her agenda as rooting out corruption and building a government that makes life more affordable, and lists five priorities: affordable health care, housing for all, lower electricity costs, quality education, and jobs and economic growth.
Priorities: Make health care affordable · Expand housing for all · Lower electricity costs
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John James (R)
John James is the Republican nominee for Michigan governor and the U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th district, a West Point graduate, combat veteran and businessman. Endorsed by President Trump in June 2026, he took about 50% of the August 4 Republican vote in a four-way field. His campaign platform, which he calls the Freedom Agenda, centers on an anti-corruption package, a phased elimination of the state income tax, education reform, a parents' bill of rights, and a health plan built around price transparency and direct primary care.
Priorities: Require financial disclosure and end FOIA exemptions for state officials · Phase out the state income tax · Set a goal of first-in-the-nation education outcomes with phonics-based literacy
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U.S. Senate

2 candidates

Abdul El-Sayed (D)
NBC News projected Abdul El-Sayed the winner of Michigan's August 4 Democratic U.S. Senate contest, but the Associated Press had not called the race as of August 5 and the margin was about two points. He is a physician and former Detroit health director who ran for governor in 2018 and most recently led Wayne County's health department. Endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and funded without corporate money, his platform rests on three pillars: getting money out of politics, putting money in voters' pockets, and Medicare for All.
Priorities: Ban corporate money in politics and end gerrymandering · Tax billionaire wealth and address housing, education and AI data-center costs · Enact Medicare for All and lower prescription drug prices
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Mike Rogers (R)
Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, unopposed on the August 4 ballot and endorsed by President Trump. A former FBI agent and seven-term congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, he came within a point of winning Michigan's 2024 Senate race and is making a second run under the slogan Get Michigan Working Again. His campaign site has no issues page; it points to his record creating Michigan's 529 college savings program as a state senator and eliminating federal taxes on education savings plans in Congress, and he has advertised on lowering prescription drug prices.
Priorities: Lower costs and grow Michigan jobs · Lower prescription drug prices · Border and national security
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Attorney General

2 candidates

Eli Savit (D)
Eli Savit is the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention — in Michigan, attorney general nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary. Washtenaw County's elected prosecutor since 2020 and a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, he campaigns on prosecuting serious crime, protecting voting rights, and holding polluters accountable. The seat is open, and the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Priorities: Prosecute serious crime · Protect voting rights · Hold corporate polluters accountable
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Doug Lloyd (R)
Doug Lloyd is the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention — in Michigan, attorney general nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary. Eaton County's elected prosecutor for 13 years and president of the Michigan Prosecutors Association, he campaigns on fair prosecution and protecting constitutional rights. The seat is open, and the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Priorities: Fair, apolitical prosecution · Protect constitutional rights · Support law enforcement
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Secretary Of State

2 candidates

Garlin Gilchrist II (D)
Garlin Gilchrist II is the Democratic nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention — in Michigan, secretary of state nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary. Michigan's lieutenant governor since 2019, he campaigns on modernizing licensing and registration services and consumer protection. The seat is open with Secretary Jocelyn Benson running for governor; the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Priorities: Modernize licensing and registration · Consumer protection in auto services · Secure, accessible elections
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Anthony Forlini (R)
Anthony Forlini is the Republican nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention — in Michigan, secretary of state nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary. Macomb County's elected clerk since 2021 and a former state representative, he campaigns on election integrity and improving customer service. The race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Priorities: Election integrity and transparency · Improve branch-office customer service · Efficient, accountable administration
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Supreme Court Justice (Vote For Two)

4 candidates

Megan K. Cavanagh (D)Incumbent
Megan K. Cavanagh is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and an appellate attorney with more than 15 years of appellate practice, per Michigan Public reporting. She was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Noah Hood (D)Incumbent
Noah Hood is the incumbent on the Michigan Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April 2025, per Michigan Public reporting. He previously served on the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Detroit. He was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Michael Warren (R)
Michael Warren has served as an Oakland County Circuit Court judge since 2002, per Michigan Public reporting. He was nominated by both the Michigan Republican Party and the Libertarian Party of Michigan. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Priorities: Interpreting the law as written, per the campaign site
Casandra Morse-Bills (R)
Casandra Morse-Bills is the presiding judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, elected in 2018 and reelected in 2024, per her campaign site. She previously served as the elected Prosecuting Attorney for Oscoda County. She was nominated by the Michigan Republican Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Priorities: Applying the law as written rather than reshaping it, per the campaign site · Judicial temperament and respectful courtroom conduct, per the campaign site

U.S. House - MI-1

2 candidates

Callie Barr (Democratic)
Callie Barr is an attorney and veterans advocate raised in Traverse City and Cheboygan who became her husband's caretaker and advocate after his Marine Corps combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, per her campaign site. She was the 2024 Democratic nominee in this district and is making a second run, per Interlochen Public Radio. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Universal health care, including a Medicare option and lower prescription drug prices · Housing people can afford · Supporting unions, protecting Social Security, and expanding childcare
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Jack Bergman (Republican)Incumbent
Jack Bergman is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general and former commercial airline pilot, first elected to this seat in 2016, per Michigan Advance. He is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Securing the border and strengthening national defense · Standing up for veterans · Reining in wasteful Washington spending
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U.S. House - MI-2

2 candidates

Ben Ambrose (Democratic)
Ben Ambrose served nearly 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with multiple combat tours and later advised the Veterans Administration and the Department of Defense, per Michigan Advance. He grew up on a small farm in Hesperia, per Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Jobs for Michigan families · Education · Healthcare
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John Moolenaar (Republican)Incumbent
John Moolenaar is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a chemist by training who served in both the Michigan House and Senate before his 2014 election to Congress, per Michigan Advance. He chairs the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and serves on the Appropriations Committee, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Securing the border · Cutting wasteful Washington spending · Growing the economy while preserving Social Security and Medicare
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U.S. House - MI-3

2 candidates

Hillary Scholten (Democratic)Incumbent
Scholten represents Michigan's 3rd Congressional District and previously worked as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, per the campaign site. In 2022 she became the first Democratic woman to represent West Michigan in Congress, flipping a seat that had been held by Republicans for 50 years, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Advancing common sense solutions to pressing problems, per the campaign site · Building bipartisan consensus in Congress, per the campaign site · Advocating for West Michigan's local concerns, per the campaign site
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Terri DeBoer (Republican)
Terri DeBoer is a broadcast meteorologist who spent more than 30 years delivering forecasts on West Michigan television, most recently at FOX 17, before ending her TV career in early 2026 to run for this seat, per Michigan Advance and the Detroit News. An author and Byron Center resident, she grew up in a military family, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Affordable healthcare and patient choice, with price transparency · Lower costs through tax cuts and reduced spending · Secure borders and safe communities
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U.S. House - MI-4

2 candidates

Sean McCann (Democratic)
Sean McCann is a Michigan state senator from Kalamazoo, term-limited in the Legislature, who previously served in the Michigan House and on the Kalamazoo City Commission, per Michigan Advance and Michigan Public. He is endorsed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per Michigan Advance, and out-raised the district's sitting representative in early 2026, per the Detroit News. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Protecting health care and Medicaid from cuts · Getting costs down for families · Attracting jobs and businesses to Michigan
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Bill Huizenga (Republican)Incumbent
Bill Huizenga is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, in the House since 2011 after serving in the Michigan House, and co-owns Huizenga Ready-Mix, a family gravel business based in Zeeland, per Michigan Advance. A lifelong Ottawa County resident, he raised five children in Southwest Michigan, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Fighting inflation and protecting family budgets · Strengthening American energy and lowering costs · Backing local jobs and economic growth
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U.S. House - MI-5

2 candidates

Christian Vukasovich (Democratic)
Christian Vukasovich is a longtime teacher and college professor who has served as a union organizer with the American Association of University Professors and is a member of the National Education Association, per Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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Tim Walberg (Republican)Incumbent
Tim Walberg is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and a former pastor who served in the Michigan House from 1983 to 1999, per Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Protecting national security · Building a healthy economy · Fiscal responsibility
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U.S. House - MI-6

2 candidates

Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Incumbent
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.
Priorities: Protecting the Great Lakes and the environment · Health care as a right, lowering costs · Labor and manufacturing jobs
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Heather Smiley (Republican)
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.
Priorities: Curbing government spending · Protecting voter integrity · Border security
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U.S. House - MI-7

2 candidates

William Lawrence (Democratic)
William Lawrence is the Democratic nominee for this district, a community organizer, a co-founder of the climate group Sunrise Movement, and coordinator of the MI Rent Is Too Damn High coalition, per Michigan Advance. He took about 43% of the August 4 Democratic vote in a three-way field, a race the Associated Press called that night. Raised in Lansing, he also co-founded the Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center and is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, per his campaign site. His signature proposal is a 12-month federal moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.
Priorities: A 12-month federal moratorium on new hyperscale data centers · Lowering the cost of living · Protecting Social Security by taxing the wealthy
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Tom Barrett (Republican)Incumbent
Tom Barrett is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and the Republican nominee for re-election, a U.S. Army veteran of more than 20 years who served as a helicopter pilot, with earlier service in the Michigan Senate, per Michigan Advance. He serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs committees and lives in Charlotte, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Advocacy for veterans, including addressing veteran unemployment, per the campaign site · Serving on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs committees, chairing the Technology Modernization Subcommittee, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - MI-8

2 candidates

Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Incumbent
Kristen McDonald Rivet is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a Bay City resident first elected in 2024 who previously served in the Michigan Senate, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lower costs · More opportunity · A fair shot for working families
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Thomas J. Smith (Republican)
Thomas J. Smith SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN ON JULY 16, 2026, though his name still prints on the August 4 ballot, per Michigan Advance. He is a retired General Motors engineer and small business owner who describes himself as a husband, father of three veterans and a small business owner who believes in faith, family, hard work and personal responsibility, per Michigan Advance. He helped develop and commercialize a specialty salsa built on a lemon lime base rather than a tomato base, per MIRS News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

U.S. House - MI-9

2 candidates

Ray Pooley (Democratic)
Ray Pooley is a third-generation manufacturer who works as a CNC machinist and programmer, per Michigan Advance. He has 15 years of hands-on manufacturing experience and campaigns on bringing manufacturing jobs back for blue-collar workers, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Bringing back good-paying manufacturing jobs · Protecting land, water, and air · Dignity wages, affordable healthcare, and corporate accountability
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Lisa McClain (Republican)Incumbent
Lisa McClain is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and chair of the House Republican Conference; before her 2020 election she worked at American Express for 11 years and at the Hantz Group for two decades, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lower taxes and reduced government regulation of the economy, per the campaign site · Securing the border, per the campaign site · Free-market solutions to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - MI-10

2 candidates

Christina Bertrand Hines (Democratic)
Christina Bertrand Hines is a former special victims prosecutor and lifelong Macomb County resident who has prosecuted hate crimes, cold case sexual assaults, homicides, and human trafficking cases, per her campaign site and Michigan Advance. She is endorsed by Emily's List, per that organization's announcement. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lowering costs for working families · Protecting families and children · Defending democracy
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Michael Bouchard (Republican)
Michael Bouchard is a U.S. Army National Guard captain and Bronze Star recipient who served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with missions to the southern border and Iraq, per his campaign site. He is the son of longtime Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and is endorsed by President Donald Trump, per his campaign site and the Detroit News. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Protecting Michigan manufacturing and bringing jobs home · Securing the border and stopping fentanyl trafficking · Back-to-basics education and a Parents' Bill of Rights
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U.S. House - MI-11

2 candidates

Jeremy Moss (Democratic)
Jeremy Moss is a Michigan state senator and President Pro Tem of the Michigan Senate, and the state's first openly gay senator, per his campaign site. An Oakland County native who chaired the Senate Elections Committee, he is endorsed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per Michigan Advance, and by the Detroit Free Press editorial board. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lowering costs for Oakland County families · Holding the Trump administration accountable · Protecting voting rights and reproductive rights
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Ethan Baker (Republican)
Baker serves as mayor of Troy, Michigan, a position held since 2019, per the campaign site. Baker previously served on the Troy City Council starting in 2015, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Baker and spouse Bethany have lived in Oakland County for about seventeen years, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Restoring civil discourse and reducing political division, per the campaign site · Rebuilding public trust in local government through openness, per the campaign site · Bringing people together through nonpartisan, respectful leadership, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - MI-12

2 candidates

Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Incumbent
Rashida Tlaib is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; she was the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, per Michigan Advance. Raised in Southwest Detroit as the eldest of 14 children, she says she has secured more than $68 million in direct federal funding for local communities, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Economic and housing justice · Racial and immigration justice · Environmental justice and quality healthcare for all
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James D. Hooper (Republican)
A blue collar Republican from Detroit's east side with a background in Eastern Market and the building trades, per Bridge Michigan. He has done relief work with Samaritan's Purse in Liberia managing water and sanitation programs, per his own campaign biography. He describes himself as a liberty minded conservative and has sought this seat before, finishing second in the 2022 Republican field, per Michigan Advance and Bridge Michigan. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

U.S. House - MI-13

2 candidates

Donavan McKinney (Democratic)
Donavan McKinney led the August 4 Democratic contest in this district 51.9% to 48.1% with about 79% of ballots counted, a race the Associated Press had not called as of the following morning. 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, he is endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, per Bridge Detroit.
Priorities: Economic security, living wages, and union jobs · Environmental and climate justice, including public transit investment · Getting big money out of politics
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T.P. Nykoriak (Republican)
A repeat Wayne County contender who has run multiple times for Wayne County sheriff and is the only Republican on this district's ballot, per Michigan Advance. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.

Statewide Ballot Measures

2 statewide measures are on Michigan's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Constitutional Convention Question
Asks voters whether to hold a state constitutional convention.
Automatic constitutional convention question
Full measures guide →
Money Out of Politics Initiative (placement pending)
Bar campaign contributions from regulated electric and gas utilities and from large government contractors, and extend disclosure rules to more political communications. Signatures were certified July 24 and ballot language approved August 17; the measure reaches the November ballot unless the Legislature adopts it by early September or a pending court challenge removes it.
Initiated state statute
Full measures guide →

Places We’re Tracking

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Alcona County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Alger County

4 candidates

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Allegan County

18 candidates

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9 races covered

Alpena County

4 candidates

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Ann Arbor city

5 candidates

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Antrim County

6 candidates

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Arenac County

4 candidates

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Baraga County

4 candidates

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Barry County

8 candidates

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Bay County

12 candidates

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Benzie County

6 candidates

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Berrien County

10 candidates

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Branch County

4 candidates

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Calhoun County

8 candidates

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Cass County

6 candidates

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Charlevoix County

4 candidates

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Cheboygan County

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Chippewa County

8 candidates

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Clare County

6 candidates

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Clinton County

10 candidates

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Crawford County

4 candidates

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Dearborn city

7 candidates

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Delta County

4 candidates

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Detroit city

9 candidates

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Dickinson County

6 candidates

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Eaton County

10 candidates

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Emmet County

4 candidates

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Flint

20 candidates

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Flint city

32 candidates

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Genesee County

34 candidates

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Gladwin County

6 candidates

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Gogebic County

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Grand Traverse County

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Gratiot County

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Hillsdale County

6 candidates

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Houghton County

4 candidates

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Huron County

4 candidates

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Ingham County

119 candidates

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Ionia County

23 candidates

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Iosco County

4 candidates

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Iron County

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Isabella County

4 candidates

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Jackson County

26 candidates

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Kalamazoo County

50 candidates

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Kalkaska County

6 candidates

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Kent County

77 candidates

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Keweenaw County

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Lake County

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Lapeer County

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Leelanau County

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Lenawee County

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Livingston County

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Luce County

4 candidates

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Mackinac County

8 candidates

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Macomb County

50 candidates

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Macomb township

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Manistee County

8 candidates

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Marquette County

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Mason County

6 candidates

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Mecosta County

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Menominee County

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Midland

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Missaukee County

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Monroe County

32 candidates

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Montcalm County

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Montmorency County

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Muskegon County

40 candidates

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Newaygo County

4 candidates

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Oakland County

88 candidates

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Oceana County

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Ogemaw County

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Ontonagon County

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Osceola County

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Oscoda County

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Otsego County

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Ottawa County

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Presque Isle County

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Rochester Hills city

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Roscommon County

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Saginaw County

56 candidates

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Sanilac County

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Schoolcraft County

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Shelby charter township

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Shiawassee County

8 candidates

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St Joseph County

4 candidates

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St. Clair County

78 candidates

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Tuscola County

10 candidates

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Van Buren County

8 candidates

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Warren city

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Washtenaw County

81 candidates

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Waterford charter township

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Wayne County

75 candidates

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Wexford County

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Wyoming city

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Every county in Michigan

All 83 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 83 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Alcona County Alger County Allegan County Alpena County Antrim County Arenac County Baraga County Barry County Bay County Benzie County Berrien County Branch County Calhoun County Cass County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Clare County Clinton County Crawford County Delta County Dickinson County Eaton County Emmet County Genesee County Gladwin County Gogebic County Grand Traverse County Gratiot County Hillsdale County Houghton County Huron County Ingham County Ionia County Iosco County Iron County Isabella County Jackson County Kalamazoo County Kalkaska County Kent County Keweenaw County Lake County Lapeer County Leelanau County Lenawee County Livingston County Luce County Mackinac County Macomb County Manistee County Marquette County Mason County Mecosta County Menominee County Midland County Missaukee County Monroe County Montcalm County Montmorency County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oakland County Oceana County Ogemaw County Ontonagon County Osceola County Oscoda County Otsego County Ottawa County Presque Isle County Roscommon County Saginaw County Sanilac County Schoolcraft County Shiawassee County St. Clair County St. Joseph County Tuscola County Van Buren County Washtenaw County Wayne County Wexford County

How to vote in Michigan in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Michigan election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Saturday, October 24, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
Mail ballot: request by Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be received by the voter's local clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day (military/overseas ballots: postmarked by Election Day, received within 6 days after); no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Michigan election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Voters are not required to possess a photo ID to vote in Michigan; voters without one may sign an affidavit and be issued a ballot. By law, voters who do possess a photo ID must present it at the polls (address on the ID need not match).
Judges on the ballot: 17 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the Michigan ballot

Michigan 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Michigan in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Michigan are Jocelyn Benson (D), John James (R). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Michigan in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan are Abdul El-Sayed (D), Mike Rogers (R). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Michigan 2026 primary election?

Michigan's 2026 state primary was held on August 4, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Michigan for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Michigan's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Michigan for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Michigan runs Saturday, October 24, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Michigan for November 2026?

Michigan mail ballots: request by Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be received by the voter's local clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day (military/overseas ballots: postmarked by Election Day, received within 6 days after); no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Michigan in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Michigan election office's official lookup at https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/ to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Which judges are on the Michigan ballot in 2026?

17 appellate judges and justices appear on Michigan's November 3, 2026 ballot: Megan Kathleen Cavanagh, Noah P. Hood, Michael Warren, Casandra Morse-Bills, Thomas W. Howe, Jody White, Mariam Saad Bazzi, Anica Letica, Christopher M. Murray, Andrew J. Lievense, Sima G. Patel, Christopher M. Trebilcock and others. Michigan Supreme Court justices are elected statewide to 8-year terms on a nonpartisan general-election ballot; candidates are nominated by political party conventions (or by petition/affidavit for some candidates) but appear on the ballot without party labels. Michigan Court of Appeals judges are elected by district (1st-4th) to 6-year terms on the same nonpartisan basis. For both, the candidates receiving the most votes, up to the number of open seats, are elected (Michigan Constitution Art. VI, Sec. 2 and Sec. 8; see also the Secretary of State's Judicial Elective Office Manual, https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Elections/Ballot-Access/FDC-FC-MAN-2-Judicial-Elective-Office-Manual.pdf).

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