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13
U.S. House Seats
Aug 4
2026 Primary
162
Elected Officials
Peters
Senate Race 2026

State Government

Governor

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Gretchen WhitmerDemocratic

Since 2019

Legislature

TypeFull-Time
StatusIn Session

Second Wednesday in January (year-round)

Partisan Composition

Senate37 seats
D: 19R: 18
House of Representatives110 seats
D: 52R: 58

Voting & Elections

Voting Rules

Registration Deadline15 days before election for online/mail; same-day available at clerk's office
Early VotingYes
Same-Day RegistrationYes
No-Excuse AbsenteeYes
Online RegistrationYes
Voter ID RequirementPhoto ID requested

2026 Election Dates

Primary ElectionAugust 4, 2026
General ElectionNovember 3, 2026

2026 Senate Race

Gary C. Peters
Gary C. PetersDemocratUp for Re-election

U.S. Senator (senior)

Class 2 seat · Primary: August 4, 2026

Federal Delegation

U.S. Senators (2)

Gary C. Peters
Gary C. PetersDemocratUp in 2026

U.S. Senator (senior)

Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Senator (junior)

U.S. Representatives (13)

Jack Bergman
Jack BergmanRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-1)

John R. Moolenaar

U.S. Representative (MI-2)

Hillary J. Scholten

U.S. Representative (MI-3)

Bill Huizenga
Bill HuizengaRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-4)

Tim Walberg
Tim WalbergRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-5)

Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative (MI-6)

Tom Barrett
Tom BarrettRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-7)

Kristen McDonald Rivet

U.S. Representative (MI-8)

Lisa C. McClain
Lisa C. McClainRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-9)

John James
John JamesRepublican

U.S. Representative (MI-10)

Haley M. Stevens

U.S. Representative (MI-11)

Rashida Tlaib

U.S. Representative (MI-12)

Shri Thanedar

U.S. Representative (MI-13)

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State Legislature

Senate (37 total)

Aric Nesbitt
Aric NesbittRepublican

State Senator, District 20

Dan Lauwers
Dan LauwersRepublican

State Senator, District 25

Darrin Camilleri
Darrin CamilleriDemocratic

State Senator, District 4

Dayna Polehanki
Dayna PolehankiDemocratic

State Senator, District 5

Ed McBroom
Ed McBroomRepublican

State Senator, District 38

House of Representatives (110 total)

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Alabas FarhatDemocratic

State Representative, District 3

Alicia St. Germaine
Alicia St. GermaineRepublican

State Representative, District 62

A
Amos O'NealDemocratic

State Representative, District 94

Angela Rigas
Angela RigasRepublican

State Representative, District 79

Angela Witwer
Angela WitwerDemocratic

State Representative, District 76

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