Warren, Michigan sample ballot 2026

Macomb County's first and only county executive, in office since the position was created in 2011, and a former Macomb County sheriff, per Detroit News coverage of his April 2026 announcement that he is seeking a fifth term. He has won each of his four prior county-wide races, per that coverage.

A controls design engineer at JR Automation and a U.S. Army veteran with more than ten years of service including deployments to Iraq and Kuwait, per his campaign materials. He has served as a Republican precinct delegate, per local election coverage.

A civil trial attorney for more than 20 years and founder of Macomb Law Group, with a practice centered on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance cases, per Macomb Daily reporting. A Marine Corps veteran from Clinton Township, he pledges to be a rule-of-law judge guided by the Constitution and binding precedent, per his campaign site.

An attorney magistrate at the 40th District Court for more than four years, where she conducts hearings in minor criminal matters, oversees small civil suits, and issues warrants, per her published candidate profile. A former solo practitioner focused on criminal defense, she organizes community expungement legal aid clinics, per her campaign site.

NBC News projected Abdul El-Sayed the winner of Michigan's August 4 Democratic U.S. Senate contest, but the Associated Press had not called the race as of August 5 and the margin was about two points. He is 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 and funded without corporate money, his platform rests on three pillars: getting money out of politics, putting money in voters' pockets, and Medicare for All.

Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, unopposed on the August 4 ballot and endorsed by President Trump. A former FBI agent and seven-term congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, he came within a point of winning Michigan's 2024 Senate race and is making a second run under the slogan Get Michigan Working Again. His campaign site has no issues page; it points to his record creating Michigan's 529 college savings program as a state senator and eliminating federal taxes on education savings plans in Congress, and he has advertised on lowering prescription drug prices.

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.

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. Endorsed by President Trump in June 2026, 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.

• Voted yes on the 2025 Republican tax and spending package on July 3, 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the January 2025 immigration-detention bill. Supported

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.