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Van Buren County, MI

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

9 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Michigan District 4
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Sean McCann portrait
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Sean McCann
DEM
Biography
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 Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Top Priorities
  • Protecting health care and Medicaid from cuts
  • Getting costs down for families
  • Attracting jobs and businesses to Michigan
Campaign siteFull profile
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Bill Huizenga
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Fighting inflation and protecting family budgets
  • Strengthening American energy and lowering costs
  • Backing local jobs and economic growth
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
August 4 primary results, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results: Sean McCann won the Democratic primary with 65.67 percent over Diop Harris II (34.33 percent); Bill Huizenga won the Republican primary with 85.13 percent over Philip Tanis (14.87 percent). The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot.
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 ▾
Megan K. Cavanagh portrait
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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.
Full profile
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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.
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.
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.
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.

ZIP 49090 sits in Van Buren County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Van Buren County page for its local races.

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