2026 midterms · November 3

Who’s on Michigan’s 2026 ballot

Every race on Michigan’s November 3, 2026 ballot that we track (Senate · Governor · 13 House seats) and the 73 candidates we have on file.

How to vote in Michigan: check your registration on Michigan’s election website · deadlines on Vote.gov for Michigan

Next to a Democrat in Congress, $ backing is their backing from the pro-Israel PACs we track, 2016–2026; $0 backing means none. Tap a name for each PAC by year, with FEC links.

Statewide races

Michigan statewide races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Michigan Senate
Lean D
Average of 7; Likely D to Toss-up
Each forecaster for Michigan Senate
  • Cook Political Report: Toss-up (Oct 6, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D (Oct 14, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Tilt D (Oct 15, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Split Ticket: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • The Economist: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Likely D (Oct 19, 2026)
Mike Rogers
Douglas P. Marsh (Green)
Lydia Christensen (Libertarian)
Walter Kristy (Natural Law Party in Michigan)
Timothy Long (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Open seat · Now held by Gary Peters (D) · 24/48-hour notices: United Democracy Project reported $94,620 against Abdul El-Sayed (D)
Michigan governor
Lean D
Average of 5; Likely D to Tilt D
Each forecaster for Michigan governor
  • Cook Political Report: Lean D (Oct 1, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D (Oct 6, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Tilt D (Oct 1, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Likely D (Oct 13, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Likely D (Oct 11, 2026)
John James
Douglas Campbell (Green)
Anthony Hudson (Libertarian)
Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Open seat · Now held by Gretchen Whitmer (D)

House races 13

Michigan House races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Michigan 1
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Jack Bergman (inc.)
LaVeta Davenport (Green)
Arnett Satterla (Libertarian)
Doc Kovaly (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Liz Hakola (Working Class Party)
Zebulon Featherly (Independent)
Michigan 2
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
John Moolenaar (inc.)
Charlotte Magoon (Green)
Richard Sills (Natural Law Party in Michigan)
Michigan 3
Solid D
Average of 7; Solid D to Likely D
Hillary Scholten (inc.)
Terri DeBoer
Joe Jock (Green)
Michigan 4
Toss-up
Average of 7; Toss-up to Lean R
Bill Huizenga (inc.)
Shafina Barnett (Green)
Michigan 5
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Tim Walberg (inc.)
James Bronke (Green)
Ronald Muszynski (Libertarian)
Sharon Renier (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Michigan 6
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Heather Smiley
Clyde Shabazz (Green)
Tim Teagan (Libertarian)
Michael Mickevicius (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Linda Rayburn (Working Class Party)
Michigan 7
Lean D
Average of 7; Likely D to Toss-up
Tom Barrett (inc.)
Shane Dedrick (Green)
Michigan 8
Solid D
Average of 7; Solid D to Likely D
Tom Smith
Jim Casha (Green)
C. Mia Pettus (Libertarian)
Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)
Michigan 9
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Lisa McClain (inc.)
Destiny Clayton (Green)
Kevin Vayko (Libertarian)
John Vlahos (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Jim Walkowicz (Working Class Party)
Michigan 10
Toss-up
Average of 7; Lean D to Tilt R
Michael Bouchard Jr.
Kwabena Nkromo (Green)
Mike Saliba (Libertarian)
Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)
Open seat · Now held by John James (R)
Michigan 11
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Ethan Baker
Ryan Teasdale (Green)
Farid Ishac (Libertarian)
Anil Kumar (Independent)
Open seat · Now held by Haley Stevens (D)
Michigan 12
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
James D. Hooper
Brenda Sanders (Green)
Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)
Michigan 13
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
T.P. Nykoriak
Raelyn Light (Green)
Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Simone Coleman (Working Class Party)
Open seat · Now held by Shri Thanedar (D)

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Where this comes from

Candidates as of October 9, 2026, from state election offices, news reports and Ballotpedia’s candidate lists; independent and minor-party candidates may not be complete. Ratings are the average of up to seven nonpartisan forecasters, read from the tables Wikipedia editors keep of them: how we average them and each forecaster’s own pages. Backing is contributions plus outside spending for a candidate by the pro-Israel PACs we track, from FEC filings (method). Results, on election night, only from AP or official sources. Found an error? Tell us.

Photos of members of Congress: official portraits (public domain). Other photos: Abdul El-Sayed: Conlan Houston (photo of Abdul El-Sayed), CC BY-SA 4.0; Callie Barr: WavyPhoton (photo of Callie Barr), CC0; Donavan McKinney: City of Detroit (photo of Donavan McKinney), Public domain; Jeremy Moss: Anmanwell (photo of Jeremy Moss), CC BY-SA 4.0; Jocelyn Benson: JFM Photo 73 (photo of Jocelyn Benson), CC BY 4.0; William Lawrence: Sabio117 (photo of William Lawrence), CC0.