2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 78

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ben DeJong

Libertarian

We haven't found a sourced summary for Ben DeJong yet.

Where we looked, Thursday, October 15, 2026:

BallotReady candidate profile (ballotready.org/people/ben-dejong-18f9d2cc-284b-4861-ac6d-1155077a6fe1): no work history listed
Branch voter guide (branch.vote): no profile found
campaign website: none found
retry 2026-10-15: lp.org candidate page (links only to a LinkedIn profile, not used)

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

Rachel Gross

Democratic

Work: Clinical research nurse, Corewell Health

Rachel Gross is a clinical research nurse at Corewell Health. She was director of nursing at The Willows at Okemos and worked as a registered nurse at Spectrum Health and Sparrow Health System.

Sources for Gross

Rachel Gross: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Rachel Gross (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Brandon L. Strong

Republican

Work: Administrator, Barry County Christian School

Brandon L. Strong has been an administrator at Barry County Christian School since 2015 and previously chaired the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. He holds a master's degree in educational leadership from South Dakota State University.

Sources for Strong

Brandon L. Strong: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Brandon L. Strong (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.
Everything else: Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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