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Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Michigan House District 41

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3 candidates are tracked for Michigan House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jen Strebs, Nicole C. Sabel and Rafael Wolf. Candidate information follows official Kalamazoo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

August 4 primary result: Jen Strebs won the Democratic nomination with 55.60 percent over Jessica Swartz and meets Republican Nicole C. Sabel, unopposed in her primary, on the November 3 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results. Libertarian Rafael Wolf also qualified for the November ballot by convention nomination, per the Kalamazoo County Clerk's candidate list. This is an open seat; sitting representative Julie Rogers is running for the 19th Senate District instead of re-election.

Jen Strebs

Democratic

Jen Strebs is chairperson of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners and a former Kalamazoo Township Trustee, per her campaign site. She spent 23 years working with adults and children with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses before moving into public behavioral health administration, per her campaign site. Jen Strebs appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 41, per the county clerk's certified candidate list.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.

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Nicole C. Sabel

Republican

Nicole C. Sabel appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 41, 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.

Rafael Wolf

Libertarian

Rafael Wolf appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 41, 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.

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Candidate roster from official Kalamazoo County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-09-04. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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