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Macomb County, Michigan

Michigan Senate District 11

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2 candidates are tracked for Michigan Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Veronica Klinefelt and Johnnie S. Townsend. Candidate information follows official Macomb County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Veronica Klinefelt won the Democratic primary with about 57 percent over Alysha Johnson and Joseph Michael Hunt, and Johnnie S. Townsend was unopposed for the Republican nomination, per official results certified by the Michigan Secretary of State; the nominees meet on the November 3 ballot.

Veronica Klinefelt

Democratic · Incumbent

Veronica Klinefelt is the incumbent state senator for Michigan Senate District 11 and is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official primary results.

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

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Johnnie S. Townsend

Republican

Johnnie S. Townsend appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the county clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Johnnie S. Townsend.

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