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Washtenaw County, MI

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

13 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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County and municipal contests depend on your exact address — use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Michigan voter hub.
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48105 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Washtenaw County races

U.S. House, Michigan District 6
2 candidates
Federal ▾
DD
Debbie Dingell
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Protecting the Great Lakes and the environment
  • Health care as a right, lowering costs
  • Labor and manufacturing jobs
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Heather Smiley
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Curbing government spending
  • Protecting voter integrity
  • Border security
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
August 4 primary results, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results: Debbie Dingell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Heather Smiley was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot.
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
AE
Abdul El-Sayed
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Ban corporate money in politics and end gerrymandering
  • Tax billionaire wealth and address housing, education and AI data-center costs
  • Enact Medicare for All and lower prescription drug prices
Campaign siteFull profile
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Mike Rogers
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Lower costs and grow Michigan jobs
  • Lower prescription drug prices
  • Border and national security
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
JB
Jocelyn Benson
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Make health care affordable
  • Expand housing for all
  • Lower electricity costs
Campaign siteFull profile
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John James
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Require financial disclosure and end FOIA exemptions for state officials
  • Phase out the state income tax
  • Set a goal of first-in-the-nation education outcomes with phonics-based literacy
Key voting record
Voted yes on the 2025 Republican tax and spending package on. Supported
Voted yes on the January 2025 immigration-detention bill. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Eli Savit
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Prosecute serious crime
  • Protect voting rights
  • Hold corporate polluters accountable
Campaign siteFull profile
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Doug Lloyd
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Fair, apolitical prosecution
  • Protect constitutional rights
  • Support law enforcement
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Garlin Gilchrist II
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Modernize licensing and registration
  • Consumer protection in auto services
  • Secure, accessible elections
Campaign siteFull profile
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Anthony Forlini
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Election integrity and transparency
  • Improve branch-office customer service
  • Efficient, accountable administration
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court Justice (Vote For Two)
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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MK
Megan K. Cavanagh
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Megan K. Cavanagh is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and an appellate attorney with more than 15 years of appellate practice, per Michigan Public reporting. She was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
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NH
Noah Hood
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Noah Hood is the incumbent on the Michigan Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April 2025, per Michigan Public reporting. He previously served on the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Detroit. He was nominated for reelection by the Michigan Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
MW
Michael Warren
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Interpreting the law as written, per the campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
CM
Casandra Morse-Bills
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Applying the law as written rather than reshaping it
  • Judicial temperament and respectful courtroom conduct
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Michigan Judicial Retention
6 candidates
Statewide ▾
MK
Megan Kathleen Cavanagh
INCUMBENT
Biography
Chief Justice Cavanagh has served on the Michigan Supreme Court since January 2019, after her 2018 election, and has been Chief Justice since April 2025. Before the bench she spent over fifteen years as an appellate attorney and shareholder at Garan Lucow Miller P.C. in Detroit; she holds a law degree from Wayne State University.
NP
Noah P. Hood
INCUMBENT
Biography
Justice Hood was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on April 23, 2025, to a partial term. He previously served on the Michigan Court of Appeals (appointed 2022) and the Wayne County Third Circuit Court (appointed 2019), and was an assistant U.S. attorney; he holds a law degree from Harvard Law School.
MW
Michael Warren
INCUMBENT
Biography
Michael Warren is a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court and currently serves as an Oakland County Circuit Court judge, first appointed by Gov. John Engler in 2002 and since re-elected. Before the bench he was a partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP handling appellate and corporate litigation.
Full profile
CM
Casandra Morse-Bills
INCUMBENT
Biography
Casandra Morse-Bills is a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court and currently serves as presiding judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, covering Alcona, Arenac, Iosco and Oscoda counties, hearing probate, district and circuit court matters. She was first elected to the bench in 2018 and previously served as Oscoda County prosecutor.
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Thomas W. Howe
INCUMBENT
Biography
Thomas W. Howe, of Fenton, Michigan, is a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court, nominated by party convention (filed July 20, 2026). No further biographical detail could be confirmed on an official government or court source.
JW
Jody White
INCUMBENT
Biography
Jody White, of Livonia, Michigan, is a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court, nominated by party convention (filed July 20, 2026). No further biographical detail could be confirmed on an official government or court source.
About this race
Retention vote: each judge appears alone with a yes-or-no question on keeping the seat. 11 more district or county retention judges depend on your address: see /judges/michigan.

Countywide races in Washtenaw County

ZIP 48105 sits in Washtenaw County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Washtenaw County races (36).

Judge of Circuit Court, 22nd Circuit (Incumbent Position)
2 candidates
County ▾
PJ
Patrick J. Conlin, Jr.
Biography
Patrick J. Conlin, Jr. is the sitting Chief Judge of the 22nd Circuit Court in Washtenaw County, per Washtenaw County Trial Court. He was sworn in as a judge of the Washtenaw County Trial Court in December 2014, continuing a family judicial tradition in the county, per Washtenaw County Legal News. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Tracy E. Van den Bergh
Biography
Tracy E. Van den Bergh is a sitting Circuit Judge on the 22nd Circuit Court in Washtenaw County, assuming the position on January 1, 2021, and presiding over general civil cases and child protective proceedings, per Washtenaw County Trial Court. Before taking the bench, she worked as a clinical social worker and mental health director, then practiced law at the Michigan Attorney General's office and at Legal Services of South Central Michigan, per ICLE. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from New York University and a Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Nonpartisan; two candidates for two incumbent-position seats on the November 3 ballot, per the Washtenaw County Clerk's candidate list. Both are unopposed.
Judge of Probate Court (Non-Incumbent Position)
2 candidates
County ▾
AJ
Alethia Jean Battles
Biography
Alethia Battles is an attorney specializing in probate law who is also a clinical social worker, with more than a decade of experience on probate matters across multiple counties in Michigan and Ohio, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Leading with empathy, respect and fairness while upholding the rule of law
  • Grounding rulings in real-world understanding of vulnerable populations, including guardianship and estate cases
  • Timely, well-reasoned decisions that respect court efficiency and public trust
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
JL
Jennifer Lawrence
Biography
Jennifer Lawrence was endorsed at the Washtenaw County Democratic Party's August 2026 convention for the open Probate Court seat, per the party's published results. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jennifer Lawrence.
Full profile
About this race
Nonpartisan; two candidates for one non-incumbent seat on the November 3 ballot, per the Washtenaw County Clerk's candidate list. Jennifer Lawrence was endorsed at the Washtenaw County Democratic Party's August 2026 convention, 192 votes to Alethia Jean Battles's 174, per the Washtenaw County Democratic Party; both remain on the November ballot.
Judge of District Court, 14A District (Incumbent Position)
1 candidate
County ▾
AM
Anna Maria Frushour
Biography
Anna Maria Frushour is a sitting judge of the 14A District Court, per the Washtenaw County Trial Court's official administration page. No campaign website was found as of September 4, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Anna Maria Frushour.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Nonpartisan; one candidate for one incumbent-position seat on the November 3 ballot, unopposed, per the Washtenaw County Clerk's candidate list.
Judge of District Court, 14B District (Incumbent Position)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Erane Washington
Biography
Erane Washington is a sitting judge of the 14B District Court, per the Washtenaw County Trial Court's official administration page. No campaign website was found as of September 4, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Erane Washington.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Nonpartisan; one candidate for one incumbent-position seat on the November 3 ballot, unopposed, per the Washtenaw County Clerk's candidate list.

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