2026 midterms · State
Michigan
Primary Aug 4, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 15
- candidates listed
- 25
- statements classified
- 130,515
Michigan Senate
The closest rating in Michigan: an open seat, now held by Democrats. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab. Four other races are rated toss-up or lean.
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Toss-upPrimary called
Democrats
- Abdul El-SayedDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Michael RogersROpen seat · advanced
Governor
Lean DPrimary called
Democrats
- Jocelyn BensonDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- John JamesRChallenger · advanced
House races
13 House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Callie BarrDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- John BergmanRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Benjamin AmbroseDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- John MoolenaarRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Hillary ScholtenDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Sean MccannDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- William HuizengaRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Christian VukasovichDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Timothy WalbergRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
What the candidates say
26 of Michigan’s 29 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 26 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Michigan’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Abdul El-Sayed | D | Senate | Open seat | 2,250 | 6.4% | 15% | 44% | 0.9% | 6.7% |
| Gary Peters | D | Senate | Incumbent | 13,053 | 1.2% | 18% | 71% | 15% | 29% |
| Michael Rogers | R | Senate | Open seat | 1,052 | 13% | 8.1% | 39% | 2.4% | 10.0% |
| Jocelyn Benson | D | Governor | Challenger | 820 | 1.5% | 12% | 49% | 3.3% | 17% |
| John James | R | Governor | Challenger | 1,699 | 5.0% | 9.5% | 42% | 1.1% | 16% |