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2026 candidates we're tracking in MI-7
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William Lawrence
Democratic
William Lawrence is the Democratic nominee for this district, a community organizer, a co-founder of the climate group Sunrise Movement, and coordinator of the MI Rent Is Too Damn High coalition, per Michigan Advance. He took about 43% of the August 4 Democratic vote in a three-way field, a race the Associated Press called that night. Raised in Lansing, he also co-founded the Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center and is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, per his campaign site. His signature proposal is a 12-month federal moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.
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Tom Barrett
Republican
Incumbent
Tom Barrett is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and the Republican nominee for re-election, a U.S. Army veteran of more than 20 years who served as a helicopter pilot, with earlier service in the Michigan Senate, per Michigan Advance. He serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs committees and lives in Charlotte, per his campaign site.
About this race
Michigan's 7th 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.