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Oakland County, MI

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

10 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House

ZIP 48178 spans District 7 and District 6, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the Michigan hub.

U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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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 ▾
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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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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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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.
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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
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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 ▾
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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.
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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
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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.
Full profile
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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.
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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 Oakland County

ZIP 48178 sits in Oakland County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Oakland County races (44).

Judge of Circuit Court — 6th Circuit (non-incumbent position)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Victoria King
Biography
A judicial staff attorney of 14 years inside the Oakland County Circuit Court, currently advising its circuit and visiting judges on civil, criminal, and appellate matters, per her campaign site. A vice president and 10-year director of the Oakland County Bar Association, she is endorsed by retired Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. and more than a dozen sitting and retired Oakland Circuit judges, per her campaign endorsements page.
Top Priorities
  • Ready on day one through 14 years of daily circuit court work
  • Courtroom efficiency and reducing case delays
  • Focus on the Family Court docket of divorce, custody, and juvenile matters
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Lisa Marie Neilson
Biography
A former Family Court judge who served from 2012 to 2022, per her campaign site, which presents her as the race's only contender with prior judicial experience. She began her legal career in the Oakland County Probate Court as a law clerk and staff attorney before entering private practice in family and probate matters, and is endorsed by Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Bring a decade of Family Court judicial experience to cases that are legally complex and emotionally difficult for families
  • Promote access to justice for all
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Lisa Marie Neilson won the most votes with about 46 percent and Victoria King advanced with about 30 percent in the August 4 nonpartisan primary, eliminating Nadine Renee Hatten, per official results certified by the Michigan Secretary of State; Neilson and King meet on the November 3 ballot.
Judge of Probate Court (non-incumbent position)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Elisabeth Dery
Biography
A probate attorney of more than a decade who has settled estates, established guardianships, and protected vulnerable adults and children, per her campaign site. She is a partner at the Clarkston firm Yun Dery and Morgan, where she manages a 16-member legal team, per Legal News coverage, with endorsements including State Senator Rosemary Bayer and Farmington Hills Mayor Theresa Rich, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Brings extensive probate law experience to the bench
  • Emphasizes compassion, aiming to make probate court a place families feel heard and treated with dignity
  • Focused on sharing probate law knowledge with families navigating the court
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jessica Ann Hallmark
Biography
An attorney of nearly two decades at the Bloomfield Hills firm Adkison Need Allen and Rentrop, handling real estate and business transactions, per her campaign site. She previously served as law clerk to the chief judge of the Oakland County Circuit Court, per her campaign site, and her mother Linda Hallmark served as an Oakland County Probate judge from 1997 to 2024, per Legal News coverage.
Top Priorities
  • Nearly two decades of legal practice, professional leadership and community service
  • Commitment to impartial justice and treating all individuals with dignity and respect
  • Pledges to uphold the Constitution and administer justice efficiently
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Elisabeth Dery won the most votes with about 41 percent and Jessica Ann Hallmark advanced with about 38 percent in the August 4 nonpartisan primary, eliminating Sheila Calvary Worthy-Williams, per official results certified by the Michigan Secretary of State; Dery and Hallmark meet on the November 3 ballot.

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