Your Representatives

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Governor

November 3, 2026

Declared Democrat Candidates

Jocelyn Benson
current Secretary of State

Garlin Gilchrist
current Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

Marni Sawicki
former mayor of Cape Coral, Florida

Chris Swanson
current Genesee County Sheriff

Declared Republican Candidates

Mike Cox
former Michigan Attorney General

Anthony Hudson
candidate for Michigan’s 8th congressional district in 2024

Aric Nesbitt
current Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate

Tom Leonard
former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives

John James
current U.S. representative from Michigan’s 10th congressional district

Karla Wagner
Ax MI Tax executive director

Ralph Rebandt
pastor

Declared Independent Candidates

Mike Duggan
current mayor of Detroit

Attorney General

November 3, 2026

Declared Democrat Candidates

Karen McDonald
current Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney

Eli Savit
current Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney

Mark Totten
former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan

Declared Republican Candidates

Kevin Kijewski
defense attorney and former superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Doug Lloyd
Eaton County prosecuting attorney

Matt DePerno
lawyer

Secretary of State

November 3, 2026

Declared Democrat Candidates

Barbara Byrum
current Ingham County clerk and former state representative from 67th district

Aghogho Edevbie
deputy secretary of state

Adam Hollier
former state senator from the 2nd district

Declared Republican Candidates

Anthony Forlini
Macomb County clerk

Monica Yatooma
strategic partnerships director

Amanda Love
Clarkston Community Schools trustee

Timothy Smith

U.S. Senator from Michigan

November 3, 2026

Declared Democrat Candidates

Mallory McMorrow
current state senator from Michigan’s 8th district

Abdul El-Sayed
former Wayne County Health Director

Haley Stevens
current U.S. representative from Michigan’s 11th congressional district

Rachel Howard
research health specialist

Declared Republican Candidates

Mike Rogers
former U.S. representative from Michigan’s 8th congressional district

Frederick Heurtebise
engineer and welder

Kent Benham
dentist

Genevieve Peters Scott
educator

Bernadette Smith
former Michigan GOP co-chair

Declared Independent Candidates

Lydia Christensen

U.S. Representatives from Michigan

November 3, 2026

District 3

Declared Democrat Candidates

Hillary Scholten
incumbent and rerunning in 2026

Zack Ketchum

Declared Republican Candidates

J. Allen Fiorletta
lawyer

District 4

Declared Democrat Candidates

Jessica Swartz

Sean McCann
state senator from the 19th district

Diop Harris
former legislative correspondent for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown

Richard Aaron

Michigan Senators

November 3, 2026

District 20

Declared Republican Candidates

Kenny Clevenger
Casco Township treasurer

Chris Moraitis
attorney

District 30

Declared Democrat Candidates

Carol Glanville
state representative from the 84th district

Rickie Kreuzer
nonprofit executive director and member of the Michigan State Board of Nursing

Declared Republican Candidates

Mark Huizenga
incumbent

District 31

Declared Democrat Candidates

Chris Kleinjans
former Ottawa County commissioner

Declared Republican Candidates

Michael Markey Jr.

Michigan House of Representatives

November 3, 2026

District 86

Declared Republican Candidates

Nancy DeBoer
incumbent

Districts 38, 43, 85, 88, & 89

no declared candidates at this time