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2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-3
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Hillary Scholten
Democratic
Incumbent
Scholten represents Michigan's 3rd Congressional District and previously worked as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, per the campaign site. In 2022 she became the first Democratic woman to represent West Michigan in Congress, flipping a seat that had been held by Republicans for 50 years, per the campaign site.
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Terri DeBoer
Republican
Terri DeBoer is a broadcast meteorologist who spent more than 30 years delivering forecasts on West Michigan television, most recently at FOX 17, before ending her TV career in early 2026 to run for this seat, per Michigan Advance and the Detroit News. An author and Byron Center resident, she grew up in a military family, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
About this race
Michigan's 3rd 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.