2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 36

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Steve Carra

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 36
Work: State Representative, Michigan House (since 2021; District 36 since 2023)

Steve Carra is the sitting State Representative for District 36 in the Michigan Legislature.

Steve Carra has served in the Michigan House since 2021, representing the 59th District and, since 2023, the 36th District. He earlier worked for three years in the office of State Rep. Steve Johnson and as a research assistant at the Acton Institute, and holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Western Michigan University.

Sources for Carra

Michigan Legislature: current member roster (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Steve Carra (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts summarized, not copied))

Cole Slaski

Democratic

We haven't found a sourced summary for Cole Slaski yet.

Where we looked, Thursday, October 15, 2026:

BallotReady candidate profile (ballotready.org/people/cole-slaski): no work history listed
Branch voter guide (branch.vote): no profile found
campaign website: none found
retry 2026-10-15: grouped web searches of Michigan 2026 legislative candidates (candidate lists, BallotReady candidacy listings and primary results only; no biography found)

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Cole Slaski's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Public record)

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