2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 77

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Emily Dievendorf

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 77
Work: State Representative, Michigan House District 77; adjunct instructor, Olivet College; founder, Village Strategies LLC

Emily Dievendorf is the sitting State Representative for District 77 in the Michigan Legislature.

Emily Dievendorf serves in the Michigan House. She teaches as adjunct faculty at Olivet College, founded Village Strategies LLC, and previously was executive director of Equality Michigan and chief of staff to a state representative.

Sources for Dievendorf

Michigan Legislature: current member roster (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Emily Dievendorf: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jennifer Long

Libertarian

Work: Pharmaceutical sales (about a decade); member, Lansing Township Downtown Development Authority board

Jennifer Long spent about a decade in pharmaceutical sales, has served nearly five years on the Lansing Township Downtown Development Authority board and has done homeless outreach work with nonprofits. She holds a law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.

Sources for Long

Jennifer Long for Michigan House District 77 (Jennifer Long campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sally Jo Nelton

Republican

Sally Jo Nelton ran for the Eaton County Board of Commissioners (District 3) in 2024.

Sources for Nelton

Sally Jo Nelton: 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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