2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Michigan's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.

Find your exact ballot

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: mvic.sos.state.mi.us.

Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed: see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

U.S. Senator

Statewide
- Lydia Christensen · Libertarian
- Abdul El-Sayed · Democratic
- Walter P. Kristy · Natural Law
- Tim Long · U.S. Taxpayers
- Douglas P. Marsh · Green
- Mike Rogers · Republican

U.S. House

Michigan has 13 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.

U.S. Representative, District 1
- Callie Barr · Democratic
- Jack Bergman · RepublicanIncumbent
- LaVeta Davenport · Green
- Zebulon Featherly · No Party Affiliation
- Liz Hakola · Working Class
- Doc Kovaly · U.S. Taxpayers
- Arnett Satterla · Libertarian
U.S. Representative, District 2
- Ben Ambrose · Democratic
- Charlotte Magoon · Green
- John Moolenaar · RepublicanIncumbent
- Richard Sills · Natural Law
U.S. Representative, District 3
- Terri DeBoer · Republican
- Joe Jock · Green
- Hillary Scholten · DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Representative, District 4
- Shafina Che Barnett · Green
- Bill Huizenga · RepublicanIncumbent
- Sean McCann · Democratic
U.S. Representative, District 5
- Jim Bronke · Green
- Ronald A Muszynski · Libertarian
- Sharon Marie Renier · U.S. Taxpayers
- Christian Vukasovich · Democratic
- Tim Walberg · RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Representative, District 6
- Debbie Dingell · DemocraticIncumbent
- Mike Mickevicius · U.S. Taxpayers
- Linda Rayburn · Working Class
- Clyde Shabazz · Green
- Heather Smiley · Republican
- Timothy A. Teagan · Libertarian
U.S. Representative, District 7
- Tom Barrett · RepublicanIncumbent
- Shane Dedrick · Green
- William Lawrence · Democratic
U.S. Representative, District 8
- Jim Casha · Green
- Kathy Goodwin · Working Class
- C. Mia Pettus · Libertarian
- Kristen McDonald Rivet · DemocraticIncumbent
- Thomas J. Smith · Republican
U.S. Representative, District 9
- Destiny Clayton · Green
- Lisa McClain · RepublicanIncumbent
- Ray Pooley · Democratic
- Kevin Vayko · Libertarian
- John Vlahos · U.S. Taxpayers
- Jim Walkowicz · Working Class
U.S. Representative, District 10
- Michael Bouchard · Republican
- Christina Bertrand Hines · Democratic
- Andrea L. Kirby · Working Class
- Kwabena Nkromo · Green
- Mike Saliba · Libertarian
U.S. Representative, District 11
- Ethan Baker · Republican
- Farid Ishac · Libertarian
- Anil Kumar · No Party Affiliation
- Jeremy Moss · Democratic
- Ryan Teasdale · Green
U.S. Representative, District 12
- James D. Hooper · Republican
- Brenda K. Sanders · Green
- Marc Joseph Sosnowski · U.S. Taxpayers
- Rashida Tlaib · DemocraticIncumbent
- Gary Walkowicz · Working Class
U.S. Representative, District 13
- Simone R. Coleman · Working Class
- Chris Dardzinski · U.S. Taxpayers
- Raelyn Light · Green
- Donavan McKinney · Democratic
- T.P. Nykoriak · Republican

Statewide offices

Governor

Statewide
- Jocelyn Benson · Democratic
- Donna Brandenburg · U.S. Taxpayers
- Douglas Campbell · Green
- Anthony Hudson · Libertarian
- John James · Republican
Attorney General

Statewide
- Doug Dern · Natural Law
- Jason Dye · Libertarian
- Doug Lloyd · Republican
- John Perry Ludtke Jr. · U.S. Taxpayers
- Jeff Polonowski · Green
- Eli Savit · Democratic
Secretary of State

Statewide
- Scott E. Aughney · U.S. Taxpayers
- Eric Borregard · Green
- Anthony G. Forlini · Republican
- Garlin Gilchrist II · Democratic
- Christine Sloan · Libertarian
Governor of Wayne State University

Statewide
- Shereef Akeel · Democratic
- Jami Van Alstine · Libertarian
- Andy Anuzis · Republican
- Alex Avery · Libertarian
- Richard Mack · Democratic
- Jeff McDonald · U.S. Taxpayers
- Christa Murphy · Republican
- Kathleen Oakford · Natural Law
- Paul M. Ragan · Green
- Suzanne Roehrig · Working Class
State Board of Education

Statewide
- Wissam Charafeddine · Green
- Terence Collins · Republican
- Charles Essner · Libertarian
- Mary Anne Hering · Working Class
- Bree Moeggenberg · Republican
- William Mohr II · U.S. Taxpayers
- Kelli Monroe · Natural Law
- Judith Pritchett · DemocraticIncumbent
- Christine C. Schwartz · U.S. Taxpayers
- Tiffany Tilley · DemocraticIncumbent
State University Board of Trustees

Statewide
- Julie Maday · Republican
- Yaz Ozbek · Working Class
- Daniel R. Patterson · Libertarian
- John Anthony La Pietra · Green
- Janet Sanger · U.S. Taxpayers
- John Sanger · U.S. Taxpayers
- Brianna Scott · DemocraticIncumbent
- Roger Victory · Republican
- Will Tyler White · Libertarian
- Kelly Tebay Zemke · DemocraticIncumbent
University of Michigan Board of Regents

Statewide
- Paul Brown · DemocraticIncumbent
- Andrew Chadderdon · Libertarian
- Lena Epstein · Republican
- Kyle Maas · U.S. Taxpayers
- Amir Makled · Democratic
- Michael Schostak · Republican
Supreme Court Justice

Statewide
- Megan Kathleen Cavanagh · NonpartisanIncumbent
- Noah P. Hood · NonpartisanIncumbent
- Thomas W. Howe · Nonpartisan
- Casandra Morse-Bills · Nonpartisan
- Michael Warren · Nonpartisan
- Jody White · Nonpartisan

Statewide ballot measures

Proposal 2026-1: A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution

Statewide ballot measure

Asks whether Michigan should hold a convention of elected delegates in 2027 to draft a general revision of the state constitution, which would then go to voters.
Proposal 2026-2: A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications

Statewide ballot measure

An initiated law that would bar regulated electric and gas utilities, large government contractors and closely connected people from making campaign contributions to officeholders and candidates whose offices affect them, and would extend disclosure rules to…

State legislature

148 Michigan legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.

See your legislative races

Voting in Michigan

Registration deadline: With 15 or more days before the election (through October 19, 2026) you can register online, by mail or in person. Within 14 days of the election and on Election Day, register in person at your local clerk's office (or satellite office) with proof of residency.
Early voting: Michigan's constitutionally mandated early in-person voting period runs October 24 – November 1, 2026.
ID at the polls: You will be asked for photo ID at the polls (it need not be REAL ID-compliant). A voter without acceptable photo ID can still vote after signing a brief affidavit.

Check your registration and sample ballot (mvic.sos.state.mi.us)

Sources

Elections (Michigan Department of State, Public record)
Register to vote (Michigan Department of State, Public record)
FAQs: Elections and voting (Michigan Department of State, Public record)
vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))

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Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Michigan (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.