2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 47

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Justin Griffis

Republican

Work: Attorney

Justin Griffis is an attorney who has worked in private practice and as an assistant public defender for the Wisconsin State Public Defender (2022-2023). He earned his law degree at the University of Dayton in 2015.

Sources for Griffis

Justin Griffis (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Carrie A. Rheingans

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 47
Work: State Representative, Michigan House District 47 (since 2023); health and human services policy specialist

Carrie A. Rheingans is the sitting State Representative for District 47 in the Michigan Legislature.

Carrie A. Rheingans has represented District 47 in the Michigan House since 2023. She worked as a project director at the Michigan Public Health Institute (2020-2022) and director of human services at the Center for Health and Research Transformation (2011-2020), and served on the Washtenaw County Board of Health.

Sources for Rheingans

Michigan Legislature: current member roster (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Carrie A. Rheingans (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Carrie A. Rheingans: candidate profile (Branch, 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)

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