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2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-12
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic
Incumbent
Rashida Tlaib is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; she was the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, per Michigan Advance. Raised in Southwest Detroit as the eldest of 14 children, she says she has secured more than $68 million in direct federal funding for local communities, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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James D. Hooper
Republican
A blue collar Republican from Detroit's east side with a background in Eastern Market and the building trades, per Bridge Michigan. He has done relief work with Samaritan's Purse in Liberia managing water and sanitation programs, per his own campaign biography. He describes himself as a liberty minded conservative and has sought this seat before, finishing second in the 2022 Republican field, per Michigan Advance and Bridge Michigan. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
About this race
Michigan's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Michigan primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.