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2 candidates are tracked for Michigan House District 42 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nick Rowe and Matt Hall. Candidate information follows official Kalamazoo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Nick Rowe won the Democratic nomination with 58.75 percent over Bill Korb and meets Republican incumbent Matt Hall, unopposed in his primary, on the November 3 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results.
Nick Rowe is a College of Aviation faculty member at Western Michigan University and a retired U.S. Air Force senior officer who served 20 years on active duty as a combat pilot, per his campaign site. Nick Rowe appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 42, per the county clerk's certified candidate list.
2026 priorities
- Invest in education, research and workforce development, per the campaign site
- Support special education and care for disabled children and adults, per the campaign site
- Protect constitutional rights and reduce partisan gridlock in Lansing, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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Matt Hall is the incumbent state representative for the 42nd District and serves as Speaker of the Michigan House, per Wikipedia.
2026 priorities
- Reduce cost-of-living pressures and expand affordable childcare access, per the campaign site
- Increase school funding and create career-education scholarships for trades and associate degrees, per the campaign site
- Invest in road, bridge and water infrastructure and support American energy production, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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