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Michigan Primary Election

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · Michigan

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How to Vote

Registration Deadlines

Register to vote
Online
Monday, July 20, 20263 months
By Mail
Monday, July 20, 20263 months
In Person
Tuesday, August 4, 20264 months

Voting

Early Voting Starts
Saturday, July 25, 20263 months
Early Voting Ends
Monday, August 3, 20264 months
Mail Ballot Due
Tuesday, August 4, 20264 months

Michigan

(800) 292-5973elections@michigan.gov

Contests

84 races on the ballot

Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 13

2 Candidates

Articia BomerRepublican Party
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Andrew LorenzRepublican Party
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State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 39

Candidate (Uncontested)

Zachary ShinabargarDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Senator

Michigan

5 Candidates

Abdul El-SayedDemocratic Party· 21 endorsements
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Rachel HowardDemocratic Party
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Mallory McMorrowDemocratic Party
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Haley StevensDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Travis ZollnerDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 8

2 Candidates

Amir HassanRepublican Party
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Alfred LemmoRepublican Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 8

Candidate (Uncontested)

Kristen McDonald RivetDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 5

Candidate (Uncontested)

Tim WalbergRepublican Party· 1 endorsement
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 4

3 Candidates

Richard AaronDemocratic Party
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Diop HarrisDemocratic Party
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Sean McCannDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 23

Candidate (Uncontested)

Greg HillDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 3

Candidate (Uncontested)

Hillary ScholtenDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 44

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jim HaadsmaDemocratic Party
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Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals Incumbent seats

Michigan Appellate Court District 4

3 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Allie Greenleaf MaldonadoNonpartisan
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Michael J. KellyNonpartisan
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Michelle RickNonpartisan
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 97

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jack BaderDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 2

4 Candidates

Benjamin AmbroseDemocratic Party
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Andrew AultDemocratic Party
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Jamie HillDemocratic Party
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Clyde WelfordDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 9

2 Candidates

Wyatt ClarkDemocratic Party
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Ray PooleyDemocratic Party
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State

Governor

Michigan

10 Candidates

Mike CoxRepublican Party
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Joyce GipsonRepublican Party
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Anthony HudsonRepublican Party
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John JamesRepublican Party
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Perry JohnsonRepublican Party
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Tom LeonardRepublican Party
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Aric NesbittRepublican Party
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Ralph RebandtRepublican Party
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Evan SpaceRepublican Party
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Karla WagnerRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 71

Candidate (Uncontested)

Stephen SchlaackDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 92

Candidate (Uncontested)

J. Aaron BaileyDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 7

7 Candidates

Elyon BadgerDemocratic Party
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Bridget BrinkDemocratic Party· 1 endorsement
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Josh CowenDemocratic Party
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William LawrenceDemocratic Party· 12 endorsements
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Matt MaasdamDemocratic Party
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Alexandra PrieditisDemocratic Party
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Muhammad Salman RaisDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 55

2 Candidates

Alex HawkinsDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Rhonda YatesDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Candidate (Uncontested)

Melanie MaceyDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 24

Candidate (Uncontested)

Douglas WozniakRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Candidate (Uncontested)

Roslyn OgburnDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 32

2 Candidates

Rebecca AmidonDemocratic Party
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Jay KilgoDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 108

2 Candidates

Larry Johnson Jr.Republican Party
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Christopher ReynoldsRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 29

Candidate (Uncontested)

Abbie Groff-BlaszakDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 11

4 Candidates

Ethan BakerRepublican Party
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Anthony PaesanoRepublican Party
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Tony PrietoRepublican Party
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Michael StegerRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 15

2 Candidates

Felicia BrabecDemocratic Party
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Michael WhiteDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 2

Candidate (Uncontested)

John MoolenaarRepublican Party· 1 endorsement
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State

Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals Incumbent seats

Michigan Appellate Court District 2

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

Sima PatelNonpartisan
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Christopher TrebilcockNonpartisan
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 100

Candidate (Uncontested)

Tracy RuellDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 84

Candidate (Uncontested)

Drew RobbinsRepublican Party
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State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 101

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jaxon DeurRepublican Party· 2 endorsements
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Governor

Michigan

5 Candidates

Jocelyn BensonDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Kevin HoganDemocratic Party
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Marni SawickiDemocratic Party
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Chris SwansonDemocratic Party
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Kim ThomasDemocratic Party
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State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 54

Candidate (Uncontested)

Roman GaskeyRepublican Party
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Michigan 1st District Court of Appeals Incumbent seats

Michigan Appellate Court District 1

3 seats up for election

3 Candidates

Mariam BazziNonpartisan
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Anica LeticaNonpartisan
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Christopher MurrayNonpartisan
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 109

2 Candidates

Dana LaLondeDemocratic Party
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Anna RinkDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 107

Candidate (Uncontested)

Melissa PerronDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 4

Candidate (Uncontested)

Bill HuizengaRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 42

2 Candidates

Bill KorbDemocratic Party· 1 endorsement
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Nick RoweDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 3

2 Candidates

Terri DeboerRepublican Party
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J. Allen FiorlettaRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 78

Candidate (Uncontested)

Kaleb HudsonRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 56

Candidate (Uncontested)

Ashok BaddiRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 19

Candidate (Uncontested)

Julie RogersDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 90

Candidate (Uncontested)

Andrew Jackson WillisRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 68

Candidate (Uncontested)

Deanna MartinRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 41

Candidate (Uncontested)

Jessica SwartzDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 97

2 Candidates

Briar BearssRepublican Party
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Mark PiotrowskiRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 78

Candidate (Uncontested)

Rachel GrossDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 26

Candidate (Uncontested)

John HallDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 32

Candidate (Uncontested)

Kim ColeRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 23

Candidate (Uncontested)

Donni SteeleRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 5

2 Candidates

Candace CallowayDemocratic Party
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Kali ScalesDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 31

2 Candidates

Kevin J. MaasRepublican Party
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Michael Markey Jr.Republican Party· 8 endorsements
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 1

3 Candidates

Callie BarrDemocratic Party
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Kyle BlomquistDemocratic Party· 1 endorsement
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Wayne StilesDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 7

Candidate (Uncontested)

Tom BarrettRepublican Party· 1 endorsement
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 5

Candidate (Uncontested)

Matt KoleszarDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 91

Candidate (Uncontested)

Frank LaFataDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 3

Candidate (Uncontested)

Hussein BerryDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 95

Candidate (Uncontested)

Bill G. SchuetteRepublican Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 12

4 Candidates

Rashida TlaibDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Allen DownerDemocratic Party
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Shanelle JacksonDemocratic Party
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Byron NolenDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 38

2 Candidates

Beau LaFaveRepublican Party
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David PrestinRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 37

Candidate (Uncontested)

Gerik NasstromDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 37

Candidate (Uncontested)

Brad PaquetteRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 22

Candidate (Uncontested)

Ezekiel ChojnackiDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 10

8 Candidates

John JamesRepublican Party
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Casey ArmitageRepublican Party
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Michael BouchardRepublican Party
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Steffan DemetropoulosRepublican Party
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Steven ElliottRepublican Party
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Cody IngramRepublican Party
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Justin KirkRepublican Party
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Robert LulgjurajRepublican Party
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State

Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals Incumbent seats

Michigan Appellate Court District 3

2 seats up for election

2 Candidates

Mark BoonstraNonpartisan
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Daniel KorobkinNonpartisan
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Federal

US Senator

Michigan

6 Candidates

Kent BenhamRepublican Party
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Frederick HeurtebiseRepublican Party
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Andrew KamalRepublican Party
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Mike RogersRepublican Party· 2 endorsements
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Genevieve Peters ScottRepublican Party
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Bernadette SmithRepublican Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 13

5 Candidates

Shri ThanedarDemocratic Party
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Shelby CampbellDemocratic Party
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Anthony CarbonaroDemocratic Party
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Nazmul HassanDemocratic Party
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Donavan McKinneyDemocratic Party· 9 endorsements
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 26

3 Candidates

Daltson AtwellRepublican Party
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Matthew BierleinRepublican Party
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Gabriel LossingRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 22

Candidate (Uncontested)

Mike MurphyRepublican Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 2

Candidate (Uncontested)

Abbas AlawiehDemocratic Party· 2 endorsements
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 10

5 Candidates

Tripp AdamsDemocratic Party
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Eric ChungDemocratic Party
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Tim GreimelDemocratic Party
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Christina HinesDemocratic Party· 1 endorsement
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Brian Steven JayeDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 30

2 Candidates

Carol GlanvilleDemocratic Party
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Richard KreuzerDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 11

6 Candidates

Stu BakerDemocratic Party
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Aisha FarooqiDemocratic Party· 3 endorsements
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Jeremy MossDemocratic Party
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Michelle MurphyDemocratic Party
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John Paul TorresDemocratic Party
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Don UffordDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 1

3 Candidates

Jack BergmanRepublican Party· 1 endorsement
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Matthew DenOtterRepublican Party
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Justin MichalRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 94

Candidate (Uncontested)

Amos O'NealDemocratic Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 110

Candidate (Uncontested)

Brian IrizarryDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 6

2 Candidates

Debbie DingellDemocratic Party· 1 endorsement
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Jason CloutierDemocratic Party
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 9

Candidate (Uncontested)

Lisa McClainRepublican Party· 1 endorsement
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Federal

US Representative

Michigan District 5

Candidate (Uncontested)

Christian VukasovichDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 22

Candidate (Uncontested)

Robert HowerDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 11

Candidate (Uncontested)

Johnnie TownsendRepublican Party
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State

State Representative

Michigan House of Representatives District 10

Candidate (Uncontested)

Andrew CyburtDemocratic Party
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State

State Senator

Michigan State Senate District 38

2 Candidates

Kelli van GinhovenDemocratic Party
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Chris MappsDemocratic Party
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Voter FAQ

Can I register to vote online?
Michigan offers online voter registration. You can register to vote online up to 15 days before Election Day. You need a Michigan driver's license or state ID and the last four digits of your Social Security number to use Michigan's online voter registration system. If you don’t have a Social Security number or Michigan-issued ID, you can still submit a voter registration application by mail or in person.
Can I submit voter registration forms in person?
You can also register to vote in person at your local clerk's office up to and on Election Day. Within two weeks of Election Day, you must register to vote in person. Voter registration is not available at your polling place.Contact your local clerk to learn more.
How do I see what's on my ballot?
View official ballot information on the Michigan Secretary of State website, if available.
How do I contact my state election office?
Secretary of State430 W. Allegan St., Fl. 1 Lansing, MI 48918Telephone: (800) 292-5973
Do I need to bring an ID to vote in person?
You will be asked to show current photo ID to vote in Michigan. Acceptable forms include: Michigan driver's license or state ID card (may be expired) current (non-expired) driver's license or personal ID card issued by another state federal, state, or local government-issued photo ID US passport military ID card with a photo current student ID with a photo from an educational institution tribal ID card with a photoVoters without ID: If you are unable to provide ID, you can vote if you sign a form that indicates you do not have an ID.
How do I contact my local election office?
Visit your state’s site to find your local clerk.
Who can register to vote?
To register in Michigan you must: be a United States citizen be at least 16 years old (18 when you vote) be a resident of Michigan when you registerbe a resident of your city or township for at least 30 days when you votenot currently be serving a sentence in jail or prison
Register to Vote
Check that you're registered to vote on Michigan's website. If you’re not registered: Register online by Jul 20. Your by mail registration form must be postmarked by Jul 20.
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