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
51 days away
Filing Deadline: Apr 21, 2026

U.S. Senate Toss-up

Incumbent: D Gary Peters Open Seat

Democrat

Abdul El-Sayed Nominee $14,514,336 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 50.5%
Haley Stevens 728,041 49.5%

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 58.7%
Perry Johnson 327,910 41.3%

U.S. House 13 districts

MI-01 District 1 Safe R R Jack Bergman
John Bergman (R) Incumbent Callie Barr (D)
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
John Moolenaar (R) Incumbent Benjamin Ambrose (D)
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) Incumbent 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
William Huizenga (R) Incumbent Sean McCann (D)
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
Tim Walberg (R) Incumbent Christian A Vukasovich (D)
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MI-06 District 6 Safe D D Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D) Incumbent
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MI-07 District 7 Toss-up R Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett (R) Incumbent William Lawrence (D)
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 Tilt D D Kristen McDonald Rivet
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) Incumbent 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) Incumbent Daltson Theodore Atwell (R)
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MI-10 District 10 Safe R Open
Christina Hines (D) Michael Bouchard (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 Open
Jeremy Moss (D) Aisha Farooqi (D) Don Ufford (D) John Torres (D) Stu Baker (D) Antonio J Prieto (R) Ethan D Baker (R) Mike Steger (R) Anil Kumar (O)
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) Incumbent 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
Donavan McKinney (D) Shri Thanedar (D) Incumbent Adam Hollier (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

RacePollsterDateSampleResults
Senate · Democratic primary Zenith Research (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) partisan·R 2026-06-24 400 LV Abdul El-Sayed 39% · Haley Stevens 28% · Mallory McMorrow 18% · Unsure 15%
Governor · Republican primary Susquehanna Polling & Research partisan·R 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 partisan·R 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%

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