2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan Senate District 27

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Find your exact ballot All Michigan legislative districts

Candidates

Bill Bain

Republican

Work: Small business owner; Flushing Township Board member

Bill Bain is a small business owner and a member of the Flushing Township Board in Genesee County.

Sources for Bain

Bill Bain (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

John D. Cherry

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 27
Work: State Senator, Michigan Senate District 27 (since 2023); former Michigan Department of Natural Resources employee

John D. Cherry is the sitting State Senator for District 27 in the Michigan Legislature.

John D. Cherry has represented District 27 in the Michigan Senate since 2023 and was elected assistant president pro tempore in 2025. He previously served two terms in the Michigan House, worked for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and was vice chair of the Flint Charter Commission.

Cherry's committees

Labor (Chair)

Sources for Cherry

Michigan Legislature: current member roster (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
Michigan Legislature: committee information (Michigan Legislature, Public record)
John D. Cherry: 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)

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.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.