2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 46

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jan Maino

Democratic

Work: Clinical therapist, Dr. LaFave & Associates; social worker

Jan Maino is a clinical therapist and social worker. She was director of behavioral health at Wellspring Lutheran Services (2021-2025) and a strategic initiatives consultant for Mid-State Health Network (2018-2022).

Sources for Maino

Jan Maino (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Kathy Schmaltz

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 46
Work: State Representative, Michigan House District 46 (since 2023); freelance broadcaster and fundraiser; former TV news anchor

Kathy Schmaltz is the sitting State Representative for District 46 in the Michigan Legislature.

Kathy Schmaltz has represented District 46 in the Michigan House since 2023. She was a news anchor and writer at WILX-TV in Lansing from 1979 to 1993 and has worked as a freelance broadcaster and fundraiser since 1993.

Schmaltz's committees

Families and Veterans (Chair)

Sources for Schmaltz

Michigan Legislature: current member roster (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Michigan Legislature: committee information (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Kathy Schmaltz (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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