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Michigan Voter Guide 2026

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Primary ElectionAug. 4, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateMichigan

Places Listed36

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2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Michigan's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

6 candidates

Jocelyn Benson (D)
Jocelyn Benson is a Democratic candidate for Michigan governor and Michigan's secretary of state since 2019. Running to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, she leads polling in the August 4 Democratic primary against Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. Her campaign emphasizes lowering costs, protecting reproductive rights, and defending democracy.
Priorities: Lower costs for Michigan families · Protect reproductive rights · Defend voting rights and democracy
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Chris Swanson (D)
Chris Swanson is a Democratic candidate for Michigan governor and the Genesee County sheriff, known nationally for marching with protesters in 2020. He is running in the August 4 Democratic primary with a campaign focused on public safety, second chances, and economic opportunity.
Priorities: Public safety and community policing · Economic opportunity and workforce training · Health care access
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John James (R)
John James is a Republican candidate for Michigan governor, a U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th district, West Point graduate, combat veteran, and businessman. Endorsed by President Trump in June 2026, he is the polling leader in the August 4 Republican primary. His campaign emphasizes manufacturing jobs, lower costs, and education standards.
Priorities: Bring back manufacturing jobs and grow Michigan's economy · Lower the cost of living · Raise education standards
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Mike Cox (R)
Mike Cox is a Republican candidate for Michigan governor and a former two-term Michigan attorney general (2003-2011). A Marine veteran and attorney, he is running in the August 4 Republican primary on public safety, lower taxes, and government accountability.
Priorities: Public safety · Lower taxes · Government accountability
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Perry Johnson (R)
Perry Johnson is a Republican candidate for Michigan governor, a businessman and quality-standards entrepreneur who previously ran for president in 2024. He is running in the August 4 Republican primary with a campaign centered on economic competence and cutting government waste.
Priorities: Grow Michigan's economy · Cut government waste · Lower costs for families
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Aric Nesbitt (R)
Aric Nesbitt, a state senator and leader of Michigan Senate Republicans, SUSPENDED his campaign for governor on June 22, 2026 and endorsed John James, per the Michigan Advance and Detroit News. Because the withdrawal deadline had passed, his name still appears on the printed August 4 ballot.

U.S. Senate

4 candidates

Haley Stevens (D)
Haley Stevens is a Democratic candidate for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat and the U.S. representative for Michigan's 11th district since 2019. A former chief of staff to the federal auto rescue task force, she is running in the August 4 Democratic primary with backing from much of the party establishment, emphasizing manufacturing, jobs, and abortion rights.
Priorities: Michigan manufacturing and auto jobs · Lower costs for families · Protect abortion rights
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Abdul El-Sayed (D)
Abdul El-Sayed is a Democratic candidate for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, a physician and former Detroit health director who ran for governor in 2018 and most recently led Wayne County's health department. Endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, he is the progressive standard-bearer in the August 4 primary, running on Medicare for All and economic populism.
Priorities: Medicare for All and lower health costs · Take on corporate power · Working-class economic agenda
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Mallory McMorrow (D)
Mallory McMorrow, a state senator and the Michigan Senate majority whip, SUSPENDED her U.S. Senate campaign on July 5, 2026, per the Michigan Advance and AP reporting. Because ballots had already gone out, her name still appears on the printed August 4 ballot. The active Democratic contest is between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed.
Mike Rogers (R)
Mike Rogers is the presumptive Republican nominee for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, unopposed in the August 4 primary and endorsed by President Trump. A former FBI agent and seven-term congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, he narrowly lost Michigan's 2024 Senate race and is making a second run focused on the economy, border security, and national security.
Priorities: Lower costs and grow Michigan jobs · Border security · National security
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Attorney General

2 candidates

Eli Savit (D)
Eli Savit is the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention — in 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.
Priorities: Prosecute serious crime · Protect voting rights · Hold corporate polluters accountable
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Doug Lloyd (R)
Doug Lloyd is the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention — in 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,
Priorities: Fair, apolitical prosecution · Protect constitutional rights · Support law enforcement

Secretary Of State

2 candidates

Garlin Gilchrist II (D)
Garlin Gilchrist II is the Democratic nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's April 2026 endorsement convention — in 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
Priorities: Modernize licensing and registration · Consumer protection in auto services · Secure, accessible elections
Anthony Forlini (R)
Anthony Forlini is the Republican nominee for Michigan secretary of state, chosen at the party's March 2026 endorsement convention — in 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 ball
Priorities: Election integrity and transparency · Improve branch-office customer service · Efficient, accountable administration

U.S. House - MI-1

6 candidates

Callie Barr (Democratic)
Callie Barr is an attorney and veterans advocate raised in Traverse City and Cheboygan who became her husband's caretaker and advocate after his Marine Corps combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, per her campaign site. She was the 2024 Democratic nominee in this district and is making a second run, per Interlochen Public Radio. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Universal health care, including a Medicare option and lower prescription drug prices · Housing people can afford · Supporting unions, protecting Social Security, and expanding childcare
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Kyle Blomquist (Democratic)
Kyle Blomquist is an architect who co-owns his family's Iron Mountain architecture firm and serves as mayor pro tem on the Iron Mountain City Council after more than a decade on that body, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. Raised in the Upper Peninsula, he describes himself as a Democratic Socialist, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Medicare for All · Housing as a human right, including public and cooperative housing · Unions, living wages, and expanding Social Security
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Wayne Stiles (Democratic)
Wayne Stiles is an industrial designer and small business owner in Traverse City, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. He pitches an engineering-style, problem-solving approach over ideology, per Interlochen Public Radio. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Rebuilding the middle class with good-paying jobs, skilled trades, and rural broadband · Healthcare for every family and affordable housing · Defending democracy and national security
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Jack Bergman (Republican)Incumbent
Jack Bergman is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general and former commercial airline pilot, first elected to this seat in 2016, per Michigan Advance. He is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Securing the border and strengthening national defense · Standing up for veterans · Reining in wasteful Washington spending
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Matthew DenOtter (Republican)
Matthew DenOtter is a health care executive from Boyne City who spent 22 years as a pharmaceutical representative and founded CWC Medical Management, a healthcare management company, per his campaign site. He says fixing rural health care access in northern Michigan would be a top focus, per Interlochen Public Radio. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Rural health care access · Immigration · Investing in Michigan, including broadband internet
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Justin Michal (Republican)
Justin Michal is a U.S. Army combat veteran from Grayling and a Ph.D. candidate in conflict resolution, per his campaign site; Michigan Advance lists his career experience as an entrepreneur. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Economic opportunity for Northern Michigan and the U.P. · Caring for veterans · Healthcare
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U.S. House - MI-2

4 candidates

Ben Ambrose (Democratic)
Ben Ambrose served nearly 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with multiple combat tours and later advised the Veterans Administration and the Department of Defense, per Michigan Advance. He grew up on a small farm in Hesperia, per Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Jobs for Michigan families · Education · Healthcare
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Jamie Hill (Democratic)
Jamie Hill is a physician assistant at Corewell Health, per Michigan Advance. A self-described lifelong rural Michigander, she is running to represent rural communities she says politicians have ignored, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Restoring checks and balances · Defending democracy and due process · Accountability for politicians, putting people over profits
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Clyde Welford (Democratic)
Clyde Welford is a Lake County commissioner and retired public school teacher who spent 35 years in Michigan classrooms, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Affordable health care, protecting Medicare and Social Security · Strong public education · Small business, infrastructure, and broadband investment
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John Moolenaar (Republican)Incumbent
John Moolenaar is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a chemist by training who served in both the Michigan House and Senate before his 2014 election to Congress, per Michigan Advance. He chairs the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and serves on the Appropriations Committee, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified A
Priorities: Securing the border · Cutting wasteful Washington spending · Growing the economy while preserving Social Security and Medicare
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U.S. House - MI-3

3 candidates

Hillary Scholten (Democratic)Incumbent
Hillary Scholten is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney, social worker, and immigration attorney, per her campaign site and Michigan Advance. First elected in 2022, she is seeking a third term, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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Ryan Cushman (Republican)
Ryan Cushman is a businessman and Michigan National Guard veteran from Tallmadge Township whose professional background spans business management, healthcare, and transportation, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Affordable healthcare, including price transparency · Fighting the affordability crisis with a balanced budget · A balanced, America-first national security policy
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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
Priorities: Affordable healthcare and patient choice, with price transparency · Lower costs through tax cuts and reduced spending · Secure borders and safe communities
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U.S. House - MI-4

4 candidates

Diop Harris II (Democratic)
Diop Harris II is a former Capitol Hill staffer who served as a legislative correspondent for former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, per his campaign site. A Battle Creek native and tribal citizen of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, he previously worked in community grantmaking with the Battle Creek Community Foundation and the Mott Foundation, per Michigan Advance and Native News Online. He appears on the cer
Priorities: Ending Citizens United, breaking up monopolies, rejecting corporate PAC money · Healthcare, housing, and opportunity across the district · Investing in Southwest Michigan communities, schools, and jobs
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Sean McCann (Democratic)
Sean McCann is a Michigan state senator from Kalamazoo, term-limited in the Legislature, who previously served in the Michigan House and on the Kalamazoo City Commission, per Michigan Advance and Michigan Public. He is endorsed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per Michigan Advance, and out-raised the district's sitting representative in early 2026, per the Detroit News. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the
Priorities: Protecting health care and Medicaid from cuts · Getting costs down for families · Attracting jobs and businesses to Michigan
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Bill Huizenga (Republican)Incumbent
Bill Huizenga is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, in the House since 2011 after serving in the Michigan House, and co-owns Huizenga Ready-Mix, a family gravel business based in Zeeland, per Michigan Advance. A lifelong Ottawa County resident, he raised five children in Southwest Michigan, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Fighting inflation and protecting family budgets · Strengthening American energy and lowering costs · Backing local jobs and economic growth
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Philip Tanis (Republican)
Director of the Van Raalte Institute at Hope College and editor of Van Raalte Press, following a decade as a communications and operations executive with the World Communion of Reformed Churches in Hannover, Germany, and 16 years on staff at the Reformed Church in America, per his campaign site. He was elected to Holland's city council as a Hope College student and then became the city's youngest mayor, per his campa
Priorities: Fiscal discipline, saying Congress must reassert control over the federal budget while lowering taxes for middle and working class families, per his campaign site · Equal branches of government, saying Congress has done nothing to check executive abuses, per his campaign site · Listening to constituents instead of raising money from special interests, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MI-5

2 candidates

Christian Vukasovich (Democratic)
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 appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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Tim Walberg (Republican)Incumbent
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 appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Protecting national security · Building a healthy economy · Fiscal responsibility
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U.S. House - MI-6

2 candidates

Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Incumbent
Debbie Dingell is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, first elected in 2014, and previously served as an executive in community and government relations at General Motors, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Protecting the Great Lakes and the environment · Health care as a right, lowering costs · Labor and manufacturing jobs
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Heather Smiley (Republican)
Heather Smiley is a retired Ford Motor Company employee with more than 30 years in product development, strategy, and analytics, per Michigan Advance. She was the 2024 Republican nominee in this district and holds degrees from Central Michigan University, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Curbing government spending · Protecting voter integrity · Border security
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U.S. House - MI-7

4 candidates

Bridget Brink (Democratic)
Bridget Brink is a former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in April 2025 over policy disagreements with the administration, per Michigan Advance. A sixth-generation Michigander and third-generation union member, she is endorsed by former Governors Jennifer Granholm and Jim Blanchard, per her campaign site and the Detroit Free Press. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elec
Priorities: Lowering costs and investing in mid-Michigan · Making health care more affordable and accessible · Protecting Social Security and Medicare
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William Lawrence (Democratic)
William Lawrence is 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. Raised in Lansing, he is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living · Protecting Michigan's water, farmland, and wildlife, including a moratorium on new data centers · Restoring the rule of law
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Matt Maasdam (Democratic)
Matt Maasdam is a retired Navy SEAL who served 20 years in the Navy and was President Barack Obama's military aide carrying the presidential emergency satchel, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. A University of Michigan graduate, he later helped lead a large team at Under Armour, founded two e-commerce businesses, and is endorsed by U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified
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Tom Barrett (Republican)Incumbent
Tom Barrett is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and 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. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of
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U.S. House - MI-8

4 candidates

Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Incumbent
Kristen McDonald Rivet is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a Bay City resident first elected in 2024 who previously served in the Michigan Senate, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lower costs · More opportunity · A fair shot for working families
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Amir Hassan (Republican)
Amir Hassan is a U.S. Navy veteran and former federal law enforcement officer, per Michigan Advance. Born and raised in Flint, he enlisted in 2006, served as a watch commander at Guantanamo Bay and as an intelligence analyst, and later protected cabinet secretaries of both parties, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Building a 21st century economy for mid-Michigan · An income tax cut for teachers, nurses, police, and first responders earning under $100k · Standing for life and family values
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Al Lemmo (Republican)
Al Lemmo is a retired mechanical engineer who spent over thirty years with the U.S. Army's tank-automotive research center (TARDEC) in Warren, per Michigan Advance. He earlier conducted automotive safety research at Ford and has been a Republican precinct delegate for roughly twenty-five years, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Defending life · Reviving the economy · Restoring the environment
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Thomas J. Smith (Republican)
Thomas J. Smith SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN ON JULY 16, 2026, though his name still prints on the August 4 ballot, per Michigan Advance. He is a retired General Motors engineer and small business owner who describes himself as a husband, father of three veterans and a small business owner who believes in faith, family, hard work and personal responsibility, per Michigan Advance. He helped develop and commercialize a speci

U.S. House - MI-9

2 candidates

Ray Pooley (Democratic)
Ray Pooley is a third-generation manufacturer who works as a CNC machinist and programmer, per Michigan Advance. He has 15 years of hands-on manufacturing experience and campaigns on bringing manufacturing jobs back for blue-collar workers, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Bringing back good-paying manufacturing jobs · Protecting land, water, and air · Dignity wages, affordable healthcare, and corporate accountability
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Lisa McClain (Republican)Incumbent
Lisa McClain is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and chair of the House Republican Conference; before her 2020 election she worked at American Express for 11 years and at the Hantz Group for two decades, per Michigan Advance. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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U.S. House - MI-10

7 candidates

Eric Chung (Democratic)
Eric Chung is an attorney who served as a senior lawyer at the U.S. Department of Commerce working on CHIPS and Science Act implementation, per his campaign site and Michigan Public. The son of a Macomb County autoworker and Vietnamese immigrants, he grew up in the district and graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bur
Priorities: Bringing manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to Michigan · Standing up to the Trump administration on rights, healthcare, and democracy · Protecting economic opportunity for working families
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Tim Greimel (Democratic)
Tim Greimel is a former mayor of Pontiac who served in the Michigan House from 2012 to 2018, including four years as House Democratic Leader, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance. He earlier served on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and practiced civil rights law representing workers facing discrimination, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of
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Christina Bertrand Hines (Democratic)
Christina Bertrand Hines is a former special victims prosecutor and lifelong Macomb County resident who has prosecuted hate crimes, cold case sexual assaults, homicides, and human trafficking cases, per her campaign site and Michigan Advance. She is endorsed by Emily's List, per that organization's announcement. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lowering costs for working families · Protecting families and children · Defending democracy
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Michael Bouchard (Republican)
Michael Bouchard is a U.S. Army National Guard captain and Bronze Star recipient who served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with missions to the southern border and Iraq, per his campaign site. He is the son of longtime Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and is endorsed by President Donald Trump, per his campaign site and the Detroit News. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bure
Priorities: Protecting Michigan manufacturing and bringing jobs home · Securing the border and stopping fentanyl trafficking · Back-to-basics education and a Parents' Bill of Rights
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Steffan Demetropoulos (Republican)
Steffan Demetropoulos is a construction project manager and U.S. Army combat veteran who enlisted at 17 and deployed to Afghanistan and Romania during 10 years of service, per his campaign site. A Macomb County resident and father of four, he holds a civil engineering degree and has managed K-12 school building projects, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of E
Priorities: Restoring fiscal responsibility and cutting wasteful spending · Increasing government transparency and accountability · Protecting children's education and parents' voice in schools
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Justin Kirk (Republican)
Justin Kirk is an attorney born and raised in Macomb County whose practice focuses on representing job creators, tradesmen, and small businesses, per his campaign site. He previously worked for the late Congressman Paul Mitchell, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Keeping the U.S. House in Republican hands · Revitalizing Michigan's economy and manufacturing · Fixing Michigan's education pipeline and promoting the skilled trades
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Robert Lulgjuraj (Republican)
Robert Lulgjuraj SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN ON JULY 14, 2026 after President Trump endorsed Michael Bouchard, though his name still prints on the August 4 ballot, per Michigan Advance. He is a former prosecutor in Macomb and Wayne counties and a native of Sterling Heights, per his campaign site and Michigan Advance.
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U.S. House - MI-11

5 candidates

Aisha Farooqi (Democratic)
Aisha Farooqi is a former legal aid attorney and prosecutor, and the daughter of immigrants who attended Detroit Public Schools, per her campaign site. Her campaign takes no corporate PAC money and she is endorsed by U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, per her campaign site. She appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Tackling the cost of living and affordability crisis · Medicare for All and eliminating medical debt · Fully funding public schools
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Jeremy Moss (Democratic)
Jeremy Moss is a Michigan state senator and President Pro Tem of the Michigan Senate, and the state's first openly gay senator, per his campaign site. An Oakland County native who chaired the Senate Elections Committee, he is endorsed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per Michigan Advance, and by the Detroit Free Press editorial board. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Lowering costs for Oakland County families · Holding the Trump administration accountable · Protecting voting rights and reproductive rights
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John Paul Torres (Democratic)
John Paul Torres is a Waterford School District school board trustee of roughly a decade and a career court administrator who oversaw veterans, drug, and mental health court programs, per his campaign site. A first-generation Mexican American, he holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Michigan, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elec
Priorities: Medicare for All and lowering healthcare costs · Fully funding public education · Reversing tax cuts for the wealthy to invest in working families
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Don Ufford (Democratic)
Don Ufford is an automotive engineer and self-described political outsider running as an engineer, builder, and dad, per his campaign site. His campaign takes no corporate PAC money and cites endorsements from the Detroit News editorial board and End Citizens United, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Building good-paying jobs in Michigan · Protecting healthcare and lowering costs · Standing up to Trump and defending freedoms
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Ethan Baker (Republican)
Ethan Baker is the mayor of Troy, in office since 2019 after his 2015 election to the Troy City Council, per his campaign site and the Detroit News. He is the only Republican on the certified August 4 listing for this district and his campaign emphasizes reducing political division and rebuilding trust in government, per his campaign site and the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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U.S. House - MI-12

4 candidates

Shanelle Jackson (Democratic)
Shanelle Jackson is a former Michigan state representative who served in the state House from 2007 to 2012, per Michigan Advance; at 26 she became the youngest woman of color elected to the state Legislature, per WDET. She later worked for the Detroit International Bridge Co. and is a Detroit Public Schools and University of Michigan graduate, per Michigan Advance and her campaign site. She appears on the certified A
Priorities: Lowering costs for families on rent, groceries, and healthcare · Universal access to affordable healthcare through practical solutions · Strengthening public education across the district
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Byron H. Nolen (Democratic)
Byron H. Nolen is the mayor of Inkster and an attorney, per Michigan Advance and WDET. Born and raised in Inkster, he is active with the Western Wayne County NAACP, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
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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 cert
Priorities: Economic and housing justice · Racial and immigration justice · Environmental justice and quality healthcare for all
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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

U.S. House - MI-13

3 candidates

Donavan McKinney (Democratic)
Donavan McKinney is a Michigan state representative from Detroit, elected to the state House in 2022, who previously worked as an organizer with SEIU Healthcare Michigan, per Michigan Advance. A lifelong Detroiter and Detroit Public Schools product, he is endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, per Bridge Detroit. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Economic security, living wages, and union jobs · Environmental and climate justice, including public transit investment · Getting big money out of politics
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Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Incumbent
Shri Thanedar is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, elected to Congress in 2022 after a term in the Michigan House, and built his career as a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, per Michigan Advance. His endorsements include House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, per his campaign site. He appears on the certified August 4 listing, per the Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Priorities: Affordability and lowering the cost of living · Investing in public housing and helping first-time homebuyers · Medicare for All while protecting the Affordable Care Act
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T.P. Nykoriak (Republican)
A repeat Wayne County contender who has run multiple times for Wayne County sheriff and is the only Republican on this district's ballot, per Michigan Advance. In 2016 he was convicted and sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for stealing United States savings bonds from a church, per Michigan Advance and MIRS News.

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Oakland County

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Macomb County

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St. Clair County

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Van Buren County

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Eaton County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Genesee County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Ingham County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Isabella County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Lenawee County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Ottawa County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Saginaw County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Bay County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Berrien County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Macomb township

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Muskegon County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Warren city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Waterford charter township

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Wyoming city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

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