2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan Senate District 5

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Matt Koleszar

Democratic

In office now: State Representative, District 22
Work: State Representative, Michigan House District 22; former high school social studies teacher

Matt Koleszar currently serves as the State Representative for District 22 in the Michigan Legislature.

Matt Koleszar has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019 and represents District 22, where he chairs the House Education Committee. He previously taught high school social studies and coached at Airport Community Schools in Carleton.

Sources for Koleszar

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

Estelle Oliansky

Republican

Work: Licensed real estate agent, Remerica Hometown (Plymouth)

Estelle Oliansky is a licensed real estate agent with Remerica Hometown in Plymouth. She ran for the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education in 2014 and for the state Senate in 2022.

Sources for Oliansky

Estelle Oliansky: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
2026 Southeast Michigan Voter Guide on Open State House, Senate and Congressional Races (Detroit Regional Chamber, 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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