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2 candidates are tracked for Michigan House District 45 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Randy Davis and Sarah Lightner. Candidate information follows official Kalamazoo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Randy Davis was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and meets Republican incumbent Sarah Lightner, also unopposed, on the November 3 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results. The 45th District's home base is outside Kalamazoo County (Lightner is a Springport resident per Wikipedia), but it appears on Kalamazoo County's own official November 2026 candidate list, indicating the district's boundary reaches into the county.
Democratic
Randy Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 45, 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.
Republican · Incumbent
Sarah Lightner is the sitting Michigan state representative for District 45 and chairs the House Judiciary Committee, per the House Republicans caucus page. She works as a paralegal in criminal defense and family law and operates a small crop farm with her husband, and previously served as a Jackson County commissioner, per the same source. Sarah Lightner appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 45, per the county clerk's certified candidate list.
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