2026 Michigan Attorney General election

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2026 Michigan Attorney General election
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Attorney General

Dana Nessel
Democratic



The 2026 Michigan Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. The major-party nominees will be selected at state party conventions.

Contents

Democratic convention

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Karen McDonald
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Eli Savit
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Mark Totten
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 20, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Karen McDonald (D)$945,183 [a] $319,492$625,691
Eli Savit (D)$300,425$140,578$159,846
Mark Totten (D)$250,282 [b] $50,070$200,212
Source: Michigan Secretary of State [12]

Republican convention

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Matt DePerno, lawyer and nominee for attorney general in 2022 [15]

Endorsements

Doug Lloyd
Municipal officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 20, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Kevin Kijewski (R)$80,646 [c] $54,083$26,563
Doug Lloyd (R)$61,525 [d] $14,969$46,557
Source: Michigan Secretary of State [12]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] TossupAugust 21, 2025

Polling

Karen McDonald vs. Matt DePerno
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Karen
McDonald (D)		Matt
DePerno (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%44%37%19%
Karen McDonald vs. Kevin Kijewski
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Karen
McDonald (D)		Kevin
Kijewski (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%42%37%21%
Eli Savit vs. Matt DePerno
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Eli
Savit (D)		Matt
DePerno (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%40%37%23%
Eli Savit vs. Kevin Kijewski
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Eli
Savit (D)		Kevin
Kijewski (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%38%38%24%
Mark Totten vs. Matt DePerno
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Mark
Totten (D)		Matt
DePerno (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%39%36%25%
Mark Totten vs. Kevin Kijewski
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [e] 		Margin
of error		Mark
Totten (D)		Kevin
Kijewski (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] November 28–30, 2025631 (LV)± 3.9%38%37%25%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ $100,000 of this total was transferred from McDonald's prosecutor campaign fund
  2. ↑ $89,490 of this total has been self-funded by Totten
  3. ↑ $67,736 of this total has been self-funded by Kijewski
  4. ↑ $15,525 of this total was transferred from Lloyd's prosecutor campaign fund, and an additional $200 has been self-funded by Lloyd himself
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Poll sponsored by McDonald's campaign

References

  1. ↑ Egan, Paul (June 24, 2025). "Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announces campaign for state attorney general". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ Egan, Paul (October 28, 2025). "Oakland Co. Prosecutor Karen McDonald is top fundraiser among candidates for Michigan AG". Detroit Free Press . Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Egan, Paul (May 13, 2025). "Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit joins race for Michigan attorney general". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Wethington, Paula (April 16, 2025). "Mark Totten enters race for Michigan attorney general". CBS News . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Robinson, Sam (October 23, 2025). "These Michigan Democrats are Running for Attorney General". The Michigan Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2025. She is endorsed by former Michigan Governor James Blanchard, U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, state Sen. Rosemarie [sic] Bayer, state Reps. Brenda Carter, D-Pontiac, Amos O'Neal, D-Saginaw, the Detroit Plumbers Local 98, United Food and Commercial Workers 876.
  6. ↑ "EMILYs List Endorses Karen McDonald for Michigan Attorney General". emilyslist.org. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Neavling, Steve (May 13, 2025). "Progressive Prosecutor Eli Savit launches campaign for attorney general". Metro Times . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 King, Jon (December 5, 2025). "Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief". Michigan Advance . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Roth, Andrew (May 13, 2025). "Washtenaw County prosecutor announces campaign for Michigan attorney general". Michigan Advance . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Mauger, Craig (April 16, 2025). "Democrat Mark Totten launches campaign for state attorney general". The Detroit News . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Mintz, Rachel (April 16, 2025). "Former U.S. Attorney Mark Totten launches campaign for Michigan Attorney General". Michigan Public . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Committee Search". Michigan Secretary of State . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Egan, Paul (April 28, 2025). "Kevin Kijewski, lawyer for Trump false elector, running for Michigan attorney general". Detroit Free Press.
  14. ↑ Egan, Paul (July 23, 2025). "Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd joins Republican race for Michigan attorney general". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Solis, Ben (August 14, 2025). "DePerno forms committee to run for Michigan attorney general – again". Michigan Advance . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Doug Lloyd Endorsed by 52 Michigan County Prosecutors". State Affairs. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (December 8, 2025). "Morning Digest: It's growing late, but the field for California governor is still unsettled". The Downballot. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

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