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2 candidates are tracked for Michigan House District 77 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Emily Dievendorf and Sally Jo Nelton. Candidate information follows official Ingham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Both nominees ran unopposed in their August 4 primaries, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results.
Emily Dievendorf is the incumbent state representative for Michigan's 77th District and a 29-year Lansing resident, per their campaign site. They previously served as executive director of Equality Michigan and president of the Lansing Association of Human Rights.
2026 priorities
- Criminal justice reform and LGBTQIA+ equality, per the campaign site
- Affordable and accessible housing, per the campaign site
- Reducing homelessness and poverty as chair of the Bicameral Legislative Poverty and Homelessness Caucus, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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Sally Jo Nelton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 77, per the county clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026.
