49089

Who is on the ballot in 49089?

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8 races and 2 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, Michigan District 5
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Christian Vukasovich
DEM
Biography
Christian Vukasovich is a longtime teacher and college professor who has served as a union organizer with the American Association of University Professors and is a member of the National Education Association, per Michigan Advance. He is the Democratic nominee for MI-5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4 primary results.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economy for Working People
  • Affordable Healthcare: quality care as a fundamental right
  • Affordable Housing: working families can afford stable homes and build equity
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Tim Walberg
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Tim Walberg is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and a former pastor who served in the Michigan House from 1983 to 1999, per Michigan Advance. He is the Republican nominee for MI-5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4 primary results.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protecting national security
  • Building a healthy economy
  • Fiscal responsibility
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
About this race
August 4 primary results, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results: Christian Vukasovich was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Tim Walberg was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot.
U.S. Senate
6 candidates
Federal ▾
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Abdul El-Sayed
DEM
Biography
Abdul El-Sayed is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, per the campaign site. He is a physician who rebuilt Detroit's Health Department after the city's bankruptcy and then restructured Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, which serves 1.8 million residents, per the campaign site. The campaign site says the campaign is funded by individual donors and takes no corporate money, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Get money out of politics
  • Put money in your pocket
  • Pass Medicare for All
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Mike Rogers
REP
Biography
Mike Rogers is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, per the campaign site. He was raised in Livingston County, graduated from Adrian College, served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and then as an FBI special agent, per the campaign site. He ran for the Michigan Senate in 1994 and, as a state senator, wrote the legislation that created Michigan's 529 College Savings Program, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he later led the House Intelligence Committee. The campaign site publishes a Housing Plan and a Healthcare Plan page, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Unlock homeownership for families
  • Healthcare that works for working families
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Lydia Christensen
Libertarian
Biography
Lydia Christensen is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's November 3 sample ballot (What's on the ballot, State General 2026).
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Clean water
  • Economic opportunity
  • Representation without establishment strings
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Tim Long
U.S. Taxpayers
Biography
Tim Long is the U.S. Taxpayers candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's November 3 sample ballot (What's on the ballot, State General 2026).
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Douglas P. Marsh
Green
Biography
Douglas P. Marsh is the Green candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's November 3 sample ballot (What's on the ballot, State General 2026). He describes himself as a community journalist, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability, including a universal basic income of $1,000 a month
  • Universal health care through a single-payer system
  • Housing market reforms
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Walter P. Kristy
Natural Law
Biography
Walter P. Kristy is the Natural Law candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's November 3 sample ballot (What's on the ballot, State General 2026).
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jocelyn Benson
DEM
Biography
Jocelyn Benson is the Democratic nominee for Michigan governor and has been Michigan's secretary of state since 2019. Running to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, she took roughly 83% of the August 4 Democratic vote, a race the Associated Press called the moment polls closed. Her campaign site frames her agenda as rooting out corruption and building a government that makes life more affordable, and lists five priorities: affordable health care, housing for all, lower electricity costs, quality education, and jobs and economic growth.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Make health care affordable
  • Expand housing for all
  • Lower electricity costs
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John James
REP
Biography
John James is the Republican nominee for Michigan governor and the U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th district, a West Point graduate, combat veteran and businessman. He took about 50% of the August 4 Republican vote in a four-way field. His campaign platform, which he calls the Freedom Agenda, centers on an anti-corruption package, a phased elimination of the state income tax, education reform, a parents' bill of rights, and a health plan built around price transparency and direct primary care.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Require financial disclosure and end FOIA exemptions for state officials
  • Phase out the state income tax
  • Set a goal of first-in-the-nation education outcomes with phonics-based literacy
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Eli Savit
DEM
Biography
Eli Savit is the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention (Michigan attorney general nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary). Washtenaw County's elected prosecutor since 2020 and a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, he campaigns on prosecuting serious crime, protecting voting rights, and holding polluters accountable. The seat is open, and the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Prosecute serious crime
  • Protect voting rights
  • Hold corporate polluters accountable
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Doug Lloyd
REP
Biography
Doug Lloyd is the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention (Michigan attorney general nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary). Eaton County's elected prosecutor for 13 years and president of the Michigan Prosecutors Association, he campaigns on fair prosecution and protecting constitutional rights. The seat is open, and the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fair, apolitical prosecution
  • Protect constitutional rights
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Garlin Gilchrist II
DEM
Biography
Garlin Gilchrist II is the Democratic nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention (Michigan secretary of state nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary). Michigan's lieutenant governor since 2019, he campaigns on modernizing licensing and registration services and consumer protection. The seat is open with Secretary Jocelyn Benson running for governor; the race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Modernize licensing and registration
  • Consumer protection in auto services
  • Secure, accessible elections
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Anthony Forlini
REP
Biography
Anthony Forlini is the Republican nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention (Michigan secretary of state nominees are selected at party conventions, not in the August 4 primary). Macomb County's elected clerk since 2021 and a former state representative, he campaigns on election integrity and improving customer service. The race appears on the November 3 ballot.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Election integrity and transparency
  • Improve branch-office customer service
  • Efficient, accountable administration
Supreme Court Justice (Vote For Two)
6 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Megan K. Cavanagh
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Megan K. Cavanagh is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and an appellate attorney with more than 15 years of appellate practice, per Michigan Public reporting. She was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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Noah Hood
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Noah Hood is the incumbent on the Michigan Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April 2025, per Michigan Public reporting. He previously served on the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Detroit. He was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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Michael Warren
REP
Biography
Michael Warren has served as an Oakland County Circuit Court judge for more than two decades, presiding over hundreds of jury trials, per his campaign site. He also teaches business law at Wayne State University and constitutional law at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, and previously served on the State Board of Education, per his campaign site. He holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Wayne State University.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Interpreting the law as written
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Casandra Morse-Bills
REP
Biography
Casandra Morse-Bills is the presiding judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2024, presiding over probate, district and circuit courts across four counties, per her campaign site. She previously served as Oscoda County Prosecuting Attorney and holds a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Applying the law as written rather than reshaping it
  • Judicial temperament and respectful courtroom conduct
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Thomas W. Howe
Nonpartisan
Biography
Thomas W. Howe is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, one of two seats, nominated by a party convention on July 20, 2026, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections' official 2026 general election candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.
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Jody White
Nonpartisan
Biography
Jody White is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, one of two seats, nominated by a party convention on July 20, 2026, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections' official 2026 general election candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.

Countywide races in Branch County

ZIP 49089 sits in Branch County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Branch County races (2).

Michigan Senate District 17
2 candidates
County ▾
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Ashleigh Baker
DEM
Biography
Ashleigh Baker is the Democratic nominee for Michigan Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Baker, of Marcellus, is a Democratic candidate for the 17th Senate District, per VOTE411's voter guide. She is running for the open seat held by term-limited or contested representation in the district.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Living wages, affordable childcare and tax relief for working people
  • Fully funded public schools and debt-free community college
  • Protecting healthcare coverage and lowering prescription costs
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Jonathan Lindsey
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jonathan Lindsey is the Republican nominee for Michigan Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Jonathan Lindsey is a sitting member for the district, per the Michigan Senate's official roster (senate.michigan.gov). Lindsey is the sitting state senator for the 17th District, which includes Berrien, Branch, Cass and St. Joseph counties and portions of Calhoun, Hillsdale and Jackson counties, according to his official Senate page. He has represented the district since January 2023 and is seeking reelection.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Immigration enforcement and the rule of law, including his Deport Task Force legislation, per the official Senate website
  • Restoring what he calls commonsense absentee voting standards, per the official Senate website
  • Addressing medical debt and the state's housing shortage, per the official Senate website
About this race
Ashleigh Baker (Democratic), Jonathan Lindsey (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan Senate District 17; Jonathan Lindsey is the sitting member, per the Michigan Senate's official roster (senate.michigan.gov). Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Branch County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Michigan House District 35
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jeff Cooley
DEM
Biography
Jeff Cooley is a Quality Engineer who has lived in Michigan House District 35 his entire life, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of North Adams-Jerome Public Schools and has more than 30 years of experience in factory floor quality engineering, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • expanding access to healthcare
  • lowering costs for Michigan families
  • voting rights
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Jennifer Wortz
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jennifer Wortz is the sitting state representative for Michigan House District 35, according to the Michigan House Republicans roster. She is originally from Hillsdale County and has lived in Branch County for 20 years, per her campaign site, where she describes herself as involved in agriculture.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Individual constitutional rights and personal freedoms
  • Parental choice in education, including homeschooling and alternative paths
  • Support for small businesses and sustainable agriculture
About this race
Jeff Cooley (Democratic), Jennifer Wortz (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan House District 35; Jennifer Wortz is the sitting member, per the Michigan House of Representatives's official roster (gophouse.org). Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Branch County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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