2026 Election · Michigan

Who's on Michigan's 2026 Ballot

Every declared candidate for Governor, U.S. Senate, and all 13 U.S. House districts in Michigan, grouped by party. Click any candidate to research them with Quarex — the same character and issue questions for everyone, answered live.

Offices up
3
U.S. House districts
13
Declared candidates
75
General election
Nov 3, 2026

This page lists the declared 2026 federal candidates in Michigan, grouped by party within each race, refreshed weekly. Click any candidate to open the research drawer: ask the same Character and Issues questions of every candidate, or generate a full sourced profile.

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Statewide races

Governor

Chief executive of Michigan · four-year term
Republican (1)
John James
Democratic (1)
Jocelyn Benson
Independent / Other (4)
Douglas Campbell
Anthony Hudson
Donna Brandenburg
Evan Space

U.S. Senate

One of Michigan's two U.S. Senate seats · six-year term
Republican (1)
Mike Rogers
Democratic (1)
Abdul El-Sayed
Independent / Other (1)
Timothy Long
Libertarian (1)
Lydia Christensen
Green (1)
Douglas P. Marsh

U.S. House of Representatives

All 13 of Michigan's congressional districts are on the ballot. You vote only in the district where you live.

U.S. House — MI-01

Republican (1)
Jack Bergman
Democratic (1)
Callie Barr
Independent / Other (3)
Doc Kovaly
Liz Hakola
Zebulon Featherly
Libertarian (1)
Arnett Satterla
Green (1)
LaVeta Davenport

U.S. House — MI-02

Republican (1)
John Moolenaar
Democratic (1)
Ben Ambrose
Green (1)
Charlotte Magoon

U.S. House — MI-03

Republican (1)
Terri DeBoer
Democratic (1)
Hillary Scholten
Green (1)
Joe Jock

U.S. House — MI-04

Republican (1)
Bill Huizenga
Democratic (1)
Sean McCann
Green (1)
Shafina Barnett

U.S. House — MI-05

Republican (1)
Tim Walberg
Democratic (1)
Christian Vukasovich
Independent / Other (1)
Sharon Renier
Libertarian (1)
Ronald Muszynski
Green (1)
James Bronke

U.S. House — MI-06

Republican (1)
Heather Smiley
Democratic (1)
Debbie Dingell
Independent / Other (2)
Michael Mickevicius
Linda Rayburn
Libertarian (1)
Tim Teagan
Green (1)
Clyde Shabazz

U.S. House — MI-07

Republican (1)
Tom Barrett
Democratic (1)
William Lawrence
Independent / Other (1)
Felix Thibodeau
Green (1)
Shane Dedrick

U.S. House — MI-08

Republican (1)
Thomas J. Smith
Democratic (1)
Kristen McDonald Rivet
Independent / Other (1)
Kathy Goodwin
Libertarian (1)
C. Mia Pettus
Green (1)
Jim Casha

U.S. House — MI-09

Republican (1)
Lisa McClain
Democratic (1)
Ray Pooley
Independent / Other (4)
John Vlahos
Jim Walkowicz
Jasen Cartwright
Fernando Valdez
Libertarian (1)
Kevin Vayko
Green (1)
Destiny Clayton

U.S. House — MI-10

Republican (1)
Michael Bouchard
Democratic (1)
Christina Hines
Independent / Other (1)
Andrea Kirby
Libertarian (1)
Mike Saliba
Green (1)
Kwabena Nkromo

U.S. House — MI-11

Republican (1)
Ethan Baker
Democratic (1)
Jeremy Moss
Independent / Other (1)
Anil Kumar
Green (1)
Ryan Teasdale

U.S. House — MI-12

Republican (1)
James Hooper
Democratic (1)
Rashida Tlaib
Independent / Other (2)
Marc Joseph Sosnowski
Gary Walkowicz
Green (1)
Brenda Sanders

U.S. House — MI-13

Republican (1)
Taras Nykoriak
Democratic (1)
Donavan McKinney
Independent / Other (4)
Christopher Dardzinski
Simone Coleman
Shelby Campbell
Maurice Morton
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