Michigan 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor

Aug 4 2026

Completed

Open primary

Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate

Nov 3 2026

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Apr 21, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Lean R

Incumbent: D Gary Peters Open Seat

Democrat

Abdul El-Sayed Nominee $14,528,336 raised

Haley Stevens $11,884,632 raised

Republican

Mike Rogers Nominee $10,898,177 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Abdul El-Sayed ✓	743,577	48.5%
Haley Stevens	728,041	47.5%
Mallory McMorrow	61,411	4.0%

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★ Governor Likely D

Incumbent: D Gretchen Whitmer Term Limited

Democrat

Chris Swanson

Jocelyn Benson Nominee

L

Anthony Hudson

Republican

John James Nominee

Perry Johnson

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Jocelyn Benson ✓	1,247,174	83.2%
Christopher Robert Swanson	251,762	16.8%

Republican Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
John James ✓	466,232	50.1%
Perry Johnson	327,910	35.2%
Mike Cox	121,027	13.0%

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★ U.S. House 13 districts

MI-01 District 1 Safe R R Jack Bergman

Callie Barr (D) ✓ Kyle Blomquist (D) Wayne Stiles (D) John Bergman (R) ^* ✓ Justin Michal (R) Matthew Denotter (R)

Democratic · Aug 4 Callie Barr 62,433 58.3% ✓ Kyle Blomquist 38,293 35.8% Wayne Stiles 6,353 5.9%

Republican · Aug 4 Jack Bergman 80,740 74.3% ✓ Matthew DenOtter 14,260 13.1% Justin Michal 13,619 12.5%

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MI-02 District 2 Safe R R John Moolenaar

Benjamin Ambrose (D) ✓ Jamie Hill (D) John Moolenaar (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Aug 4 Ben Ambrose 32,439 44.3% ✓ Jamie Hill 30,946 42.3% Clyde Welford 9,802 13.4%

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MI-03 District 3 Lean D D Hillary Scholten

Hillary Scholten (D) ^* ✓ Michael Jay Markey Jr (R) Ryan Cushman (R) Terri Deboer (R) ✓

Republican · Aug 4 Terri DeBoer 54,181 78.6% ✓ Ryan Cushman 14,799 21.5%

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MI-04 District 4 Safe R R Bill Huizenga

Diop Harris (D) Jessica Swartz (D) Sean McCann (D) ✓ William Huizenga (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Aug 4 Sean McCann 66,137 65.7% ✓ Diop Harris II 34,591 34.3%

Republican · Aug 4 Bill Huizenga 72,143 85.0% ✓ Philip Tanis 12,736 15.0%

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MI-05 District 5 Safe R R Tim Walberg

Christian A Vukasovich (D) ✓ Timothy L Rep Walberg (R) ^* ✓

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MI-06 District 6 Safe D D Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell (D) ^* ✓

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MI-07 District 7 Toss-up R Tom Barrett

Bridget Brink, (D) Josh Cowen (D) Matthew Maasdam (D) William Lawrence (D) ✓ Thomas More Barrett (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Aug 4 William Lawrence 55,921 43.7% ✓ Bridget Brink 36,870 28.8% Matt Maasdam 35,307 27.6%

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MI-08 District 8 Toss-up D Kristen McDonald Rivet

Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) ^* ✓ Alfred Lemmo (R) Amir Hassan (R) Thomas J. Smith (R) ✓

Republican · Aug 4 Thomas J. Smith 31,149 50.4% ✓ Amir Hassan 20,506 33.2% Al Lemmo 10,115 16.4%

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MI-09 District 9 Safe R R Lisa McClain

Steven Raymond Pooley (D) ✓ Lisa McClain (R) ^* Daltson Theodore Atwell (R)

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MI-10 District 10 Safe R R John James Open

Alexander Hawkins (D) Christina Hines (D) ✓ Eric Chung (D) George Adams (D) Tim Greimel (D) Justin Kirk (R) Michael Bouchard (R) ✓ Robert Lulgjuraj (R) Steffan Demetropoulos (R) Steven Elliott (R)

Democratic · Aug 4 Christina Bertrand Hines 46,993 47.0% ✓ Eric Chung 29,650 29.7% Tim Greimel 23,307 23.3%

Republican · Aug 4 Michael Bouchard 45,473 72.2% ✓ Justin Kirk 11,388 18.1% Robert Lulgjuraj 3,676 5.8% Steffan Demetropoulos — —

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MI-11 District 11 Likely D D Haley Stevens Open

Aisha Farooqi (D) Don Ufford (D) Jeremy Moss (D) ✓ John Torres (D) Stu Baker (D) Anil Kumar (O) Antonio J Prieto (R) Ethan D Baker (R) Mike Steger (R)

Democratic · Aug 4 Jeremy Moss 73,140 49.5% ✓ Aisha Farooqi 46,950 31.8% John Paul Torres 15,410 10.4% Don Ufford — —

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MI-12 District 12 Safe D D Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib (D) ^* ✓ Byron Nolen (D)

Democratic · Aug 4 Rashida Tlaib 102,510 73.9% ✓ Shanelle Jackson 23,327 16.8% Byron H. Nolen 12,800 9.2%

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MI-13 District 13 Safe D D Shri Thanedar

Shri Thanedar (D) ^* Adam Hollier (D) Donavan McKinney (D) ✓ Mary Waters (D) Nazmul Hassan (D) Maurice Gerard Morton (I)

Democratic · Aug 4 Donavan McKinney 57,714 51.9% ✓ Shri Thanedar 53,494 48.1%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Senate · Democratic primary	Zenith Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-30	536 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 59% · Haley Stevens 41%
Senate · Democratic primary	SoCal Strategies (R) partisan·R	2026-07-30	437 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 56% · Haley Stevens 39% · Unsure 5%
Senate · Democratic primary	The Public Sentiment Institute	2026-07-29	762 RV	Abdul El-Sayed 50% · Haley Stevens 36% · Unsure 14%
Senate · Democratic primary	Mitchell Research & Communications	2026-07-29	— LV	Abdul El-Sayed 52% · Haley Stevens 38%
Governor · Republican primary	Emerson College ±2.7	2026-07-27	350 LV	John James 48% · Perry Johnson 33% · Mike Cox 13% · Aric Nesbitt 6%
Senate · Democratic primary	Emerson College ±2.7	2026-07-27	700 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 57% · Haley Stevens 41% · Mallory McMorrow 2%
Senate · Democratic primary	Tavern Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-27	914 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 46% · Haley Stevens 36% · Mallory McMorrow 4% · Unsure 14%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-07-26	500 LV	William Lawrence 38% · Matt Maasdam 27% · Bridget Brink 19% · Unsure 16%
Governor · Republican primary	co/efficient (R) partisan·R	2026-07-16	773 LV	John James 36% · Perry Johnson 23% · Mike Cox 21% · Aric Nesbitt 3% · Unsure 17%
Senate · Democratic primary	Tulchin Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-15	500 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 56% · Haley Stevens 40% · Unsure 4%
House · Democratic primary	Data for Progress (D) partisan·D ±4.1	2026-07-15	324 LV	Shri Thanedar 46% · Donavan McKinney 42% · Unsure 12%
Senate · Democratic primary	Data for Progress (D) partisan·D ±4.1	2026-07-14	614 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 54% · Haley Stevens 41% · Unsure 5%
Governor · Democratic primary	Glengariff Group	2026-07-11	500 LV	Jocelyn Benson 72% · Chris Swanson 12% · Unsure 16%
Senate · Democratic primary	Glengariff Group	2026-07-11	500 LV	Haley Stevens 48% · Abdul El-Sayed 41% · Unsure 11%
House · Democratic primary	Hart Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-09	400 LV	Christina Hines 42% · Eric Chung 19% · Tim Greimel 16% · Unsure 23%
Senate · Democratic primary	Tavern Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-08	2211 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 41% · Haley Stevens 38% · Mallory McMorrow 5% · Unsure 16%
Governor · Republican primary	co/efficient (R) partisan·R	2026-07-03	1101 LV	John James 35% · Perry Johnson 23% · Mike Cox 20% · Aric Nesbitt 4% · Unsure 18%
Governor · Republican primary	OnMessage Inc. (R)	2026-06-30	800 LV	John James 46% · Perry Johnson 21% · Mike Cox 14% · Unsure 19%
Senate · Democratic primary	Tulchin Research (D) partisan·D	2026-06-28	500 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 46% · Haley Stevens 27% · Mallory McMorrow 17% · Unsure 9%
Senate · Democratic primary	Wedgewood Polls	2026-06-28	353 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 46% · Haley Stevens 39% · Mallory McMorrow 9% · Unsure 6%
House · Democratic primary	GQR (D) partisan·D	2026-06-27	400 LV	Bridget Brink 30% · William Lawrence 23% · Matt Maasdam 17% · Unsure 30%
Senate · Democratic primary	Peak Insights (R)	2026-06-24	400 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 39% · Haley Stevens 28% · Mallory McMorrow 18% · Unsure 15%
Governor · Republican primary	Susquehanna Polling & Research	2026-06-14	175 LV	John James 38% · Mike Cox 20% · Perry Johnson 10% · Aric Nesbitt 3% · Unsure 24%
Governor · Republican primary	Strategic National (R)	2026-06-14	500 LV	Perry Johnson 27% · John James 24% · Mike Cox 12% · Aric Nesbitt 6% · Unsure 31%
Senate · Democratic primary	Susquehanna Polling & Research	2026-06-14	205 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 22% · Haley Stevens 20% · Mallory McMorrow 9% · Unsure 49%
Governor · Republican primary	Tarrance Group (R)	2026-06-04	500 LV	John James 38% · Perry Johnson 26% · Mike Cox 22% · Aric Nesbitt 12% · Unsure 2%
Senate · Democratic primary	Lake Research Partners (D) partisan·D	2026-05-28	600 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 34% · Haley Stevens 31% · Mallory McMorrow 19% · Unsure 15%
Senate · Democratic primary	Tulchin Research (D) partisan·D	2026-05-25	500 LV	Abdul El-Sayed 41% · Haley Stevens 23% · Mallory McMorrow 18% · Unsure 18%
Governor · Republican primary	TIPP Insights (R) partisan·R ±2.5	2026-05-23	555 LV	John James 31% · Mike Cox 20% · Perry Johnson 19% · Aric Nesbitt 3% · Unsure 21%
Governor · Republican primary	1892 Polling (R)	2026-05-14	681 LV	John James 24% · Perry Johnson 23% · Aric Nesbitt 7% · Mike Cox 7% · Unsure 39%
House · Republican primary	Harper Polling (R)	2026-05-05	400 LV	Robert Lulgjuraj 8% · Justin Kirk 3% · Unsure 50%
House · Democratic primary	Data for Progress (D) partisan·D ±4.1	2026-04-28	533 LV	William Lawrence 20% · Bridget Brink 14% · Matt Maasdam 10% · Unsure 56%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-04-26	400 LV	Christina Hines 30% · Eric Chung 13% · Tim Greimel 7% · Unsure 50%
Governor · Republican primary	Glengariff Group	2026-04-24	500 LV	John James 37% · Perry Johnson 20% · Mike Cox 10% · Aric Nesbitt 7% · Tom Leonard 3% · Unsure 20%
Governor · Democratic primary	Glengariff Group	2026-04-19	500 LV	Jocelyn Benson 66% · Chris Swanson 8% · Unsure 23%
Senate · Democratic primary	Glengariff Group	2026-04-19	500 LV	Haley Stevens 25% · Abdul El-Sayed 23% · Mallory McMorrow 16% · Unsure 36%
Governor · Republican primary	OnMessage Inc. (R)	2026-04-18	400 LV	John James 41% · Perry Johnson 18% · Mike Cox 7% · Aric Nesbitt 5%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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