2026 United States Senate election in Michigan

For related races, see 2026 United States Senate elections and 2026 Michigan elections.

Not to be confused with 2026 Michigan Senate election.

2026 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Gary Peters Democratic

The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Primaries will be held August 4, 2026. Incumbent Democratic Senator Gary Peters declined to seek re-election to a third term. ^[1] Peters was first elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2014 and re-elected with 49.9% of the vote in 2020.

Along with Georgia, this is one of two Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2024 presidential election, winning 49.73% of the vote to Kamala Harris's 48.31%.

Republicans have not won a Senate election in Michigan since 1994. ^[2]

Background

Michigan is considered to be a battleground state. Most recently in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, the state backed Joe Biden by 2.8% and Donald Trump by 1.4%, respectively. ^[3]

Both parties have seen success in the state in recent years, although Democrats have had more success outside of presidential races. Democrats control both of Michigan's U.S. Senate seats, all statewide executive offices, and the state senate. Republicans control the Michigan House of Representatives and hold a majority in Michigan's U.S. House delegation. ^[4] Republicans have not won a Michigan U.S. Senate race since 1994 and have not won this seat since 1972. ^[5]

As one of only two seats up held by a Democrat in a state that voted for Trump in 2024, Michigan is considered a key Senate battleground in 2026. ^{[6] [7]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Abdul El-Sayed, former Wayne County Health Director (2023–2025) and candidate for governor in 2018 ^[8]
• Rachel Howard, research health specialist ^[9]
• Mallory McMorrow, state senator from the 8th district (2019–present) ^[10]
• Haley Stevens, U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district (2019–present) ^[11]

Publicly expressed interest

• Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General (2019–present) ^[12]

Potential

• Nasser Beydoun, former executive director of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce and disqualified candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024 ^[13]

Withdrawn

• Joe Tate, state representative from the 9th district (2019–present) and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (2023–2025) ^[14] (endorsed Stevens) ^[15]

Declined

• Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025), former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), and candidate for president in 2020 ^[16]
• Debbie Dingell, U.S. representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district (2015–present) (running for re-election) ^{[17] [18]}
• Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2019–present) (running for governor) ^[19]
• Gary Peters, incumbent U.S. senator (2015–present) ^[1]
• Kristen McDonald Rivet, U.S. representative from Michigan's 8th congressional district (2025–present) (running for re-election) ^[13]
• Hillary Scholten, U.S. representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district (2023–present) (running for re-election) ^[20]
• Shri Thanedar, U.S. representative from Michigan's 13th congressional district (2023–present) (running for re-election) ^[21]
• Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan (2019–present) ^[21]

Endorsements

Stevens is reportedly receiving the private backing of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Kirsten Gillibrand. However, they have yet to publicly take sides in the Democratic primary. ^{[22] [23]}

Abdul El-Sayed

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent) ^[24]

U.S. representatives

• Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present) ^[25]

Statewide officials

• Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota (2019–present) ^[26]
• Fadwa Hammoud, former Solicitor General of Michigan (2019–2023) ^[27]

State legislators

• Emily Dievendorf, state representative from the 77th district (2023–present) ^[28]
• Ruwa Romman, Georgia state representative from the 97th district (2023–present) ^[25]

County officials

• Warren Evans, Wayne County Executive (2015–present) ^[27]

Local officials

• Abdullah Hammoud, mayor of Dearborn (2022–present) ^[27]
• Sheldon Neeley, mayor of Flint (2019–present) ^[29]

Organizations

• Peace Action ^[30]

Mallory McMorrow

State senators

• Mary Cavanagh, state senator from the 6th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• John Cherry, state senator from the 27th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Veronica Klinefelt, state senator from the 11th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Sue Shink, state senator from the 14th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Sam Singh, state senator from the 28th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Zach Wahls, Iowa state senator from the 43rd district (2019–present) ^[32]
• Paul Wojno, state senator from the 10th district (2019–present) ^[31]

State representatives

• Joey Andrews, state representative from the 38th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Jennifer Conlin, state representative from the 48th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Carol Glanville, state representative from the 84th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Sharon MacDonell, state representative from the 56th district (2023–present) ^[31]
• Mari Manoogian, former state representative from the 40th district (2019–2022) ^[32]

Haley Stevens

Statewide officials

• James Blanchard, former Governor of Michigan (1983–1991) ^[33]

U.S. representatives

• Lois Frankel, FL-22 (2013–present) ^[34]
• Nancy Pelosi, CA-11 (1987–present) and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023) ^[35]
• Hillary Scholten, MI-03 (2023–present) ^[36]

State representatives

• Brenda Carter, 53rd district (2019–present) ^[37]
• Tyrone Carter, 1st district (2019–present) ^[37]
• Amos O'Neal, 94th district (2021–present) ^[37]
• Helena Scott, 8th district (2021–present) ^[37]
• Joe Tate, 9th district (2019–present) and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (2023–2025) ^[15]

Local officials

• David LaGrand, mayor of Grand Rapids (2025–present) and former state representative from the 75th district (2016–2023) ^[35]
• Andy Schor, mayor of Lansing (2018–present) and former state representative from the 68th district (2013–2018) ^[38]

Party officials

• Keith Williams, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus (2018–present) and former Wayne County Commissioner from the 6th district (2003–2010) ^[37]

Labor unions

• UNITE HERE Local 24 ^[39]

Declined to endorse

U.S. senators

• Elissa Slotkin, U.S. senator from Michigan (2025–present) ^[40]

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Abdul El-Sayed (D)	$1,797,545	$697,347	$1,100,198
Mallory McMorrow (D)	$2,145,452	$1,318,539	$826,913
Haley Stevens (D)	$2,816,630	$860,152	$1,956,478
Joe Tate (D)	$192,822	$122,609	$70,213
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Abdul El-Sayed	Mallory McMorrow	Haley Stevens	Other	Undecided
NRSC (R) [42]	July 4–7, 2025	582 (LV)	± 3.0%	22%	11%	24%	1% [b]	42%
Global Strategy Group (D) [43] [A]	May 28 − June 2, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	15%	20%	24%	4% [c]	37%
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	22%	14%	34%	–	30%
				24% [d]	12%	34%	–	30%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Pete Buttigieg	Haley Stevens	Gretchen Whitmer	Other	Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	303 (LV)	± 5.6%	–	2%	59%	22% [e]	17%
Target Insyght [46]	February 3–8, 2025	344 (V)	± 5.7%	27%	4%	43%	–	26%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kent Benham, dentist ^[47]
• Fred Heurtebise, engineer and welder ^[47]
• Mike Rogers, former U.S. representative from Michigan's 8th congressional district (2001–2015) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024 ^[48]

Publicly expressed interest

• Lorenzo Sewell, pastor ^[49]

Declined

• Mike Cox, former Attorney General of Michigan (2003–2011) (running for governor) ^[50]
• Tudor Dixon, conservative media personality and nominee for governor in 2022 ^[51]
• Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts ^[52]
• Bill Huizenga, U.S. representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district (2011–present) ^[53]
• Perry Johnson, businessman, disqualified candidate for governor in 2022, and candidate for president in 2024 ^[17]
• Lisa McClain, U.S. representative from Michigan's 9th congressional district (2021–present) ^[54]
• Kevin Rinke, former car dealer and candidate for governor in 2022 ^[55]

Endorsements

Mike Rogers

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) ^[56]

U.S. senators

• Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013–present) ^[57]
• John Thune, Senate Majority Leader (2025–present) from South Dakota (2005–present) ^[57]
• John Barrasso, Senate Majority Whip (2025–present) from Wyoming (2007–present) ^[58]

U.S. representatives

• Jack Bergman, MI-01 (2017–present) ^[59]
• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–1999) from GA-06 (1979–1999) ^[52]
• Tim Walberg, MI-05 (2011–present) ^[59]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Fred Heurtebise (R)	$10,059	$10,059	$0
Mike Rogers (R)	$1,176,572	$309,502	$1,121,802
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Tudor Dixon	Bill Huizenga	Mike Rogers	Other	Undecided
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) [60] [61] [D]	June 17–19, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	–	20%	48%	–	32%
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	–	17%	61%	–	22%
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	281 (LV)	± 5.8%	28%	9%	25%	14% [f]	24%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) [62]	February 17–19, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	40%	–	36%	–	24%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [63]	Tossup	August 18, 2025
Inside Elections [64]	Tossup	August 12, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [65]	Tossup	August 12, 2025
Race To The WH [66]	Tossup	September 4, 2025

Polling

Haley Stevens vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Haley Stevens (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Normington Petts (D) [67] [68] [E]	June 12–16, 2025	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	47%	45%	8%
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	45%	44%	11%
				49% [d]	43%	8%
Target Insyght [69] [C]	March 3–6, 2025	600 (V)	± 4.0%	35%	41%	24%

Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Abdul El-Sayed (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	41%	47%	12%
				45% [d]	47%	8%

Mallory McMorrow vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Mallory McMorrow (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Normington Petts (D) [67] [68] [E]	June 12–16, 2025	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	44%	48%	8%
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	42%	46%	12%
				46% [d]	44%	10%

Hypothetical polling

Haley Stevens vs. Bill Huizenga

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Haley Stevens (D)	Bill Huizenga (R)	Other / Undecided
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	45%	39%	16%
				48% [d]	39%	13%

Abdul El-Sayed vs. Bill Huizenga

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Abdul El-Sayed (D)	Bill Huizenga (R)	Other / Undecided
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	41%	41%	18%
				44% [d]	41%	15%

Mallory McMorrow vs. Bill Huizenga

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Mallory McMorrow (D)	Bill Huizenga (R)	Other / Undecided
Glengariff Group [44] [B]	May 5–8, 2025	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	41%	41%	18%
				45% [d]	40%	15%

Dana Nessel vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Dana Nessel (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	44%	11%

Dana Nessel vs. Tudor Dixon

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Dana Nessel (D)	Tudor Dixon (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	45%	10%

Pete Buttigieg vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Pete Buttigieg (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Target Insyght [69] [C]	March 3–6, 2025	600 (V)	± 4.0%	46%	44%	10%
EPIC-MRA [70]	February 3–8, 2025	600 (V)	± 4.0%	41%	47%	12%

Gretchen Whitmer vs. Brian Posthumus

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Brian Posthumus (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	47%	41%	12%

Gretchen Whitmer vs. Mike Rogers

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Mike Rogers (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	47%	44%	9%
Target Insyght [69] [C]	March 3–6, 2025	600 (V)	± 4.0%	42%	41%	17%

Gretchen Whitmer vs. Peter Meijer

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Peter Meijer (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	46%	40%	14%

Gretchen Whitmer vs. Tudor Dixon

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Tudor Dixon (R)	Other / Undecided
Mitchell Research [45] [C]	March 13, 2025	688 (LV)	± 3.7%	47%	46%	7%

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Joe Tate with 1%
3. Joe Tate with 4%
4. Among "definite voters"
5. Dana Nessel with 13%; Mallory McMorrow with 6%; Hillary Scholten with 3%
6. Peter Meijer with 8%; Kevin Rinke with 4%; Bryan Posthumus with 2%; Jonathon Lindsey with 0%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by McMorrow's campaign
2. Poll sponsored by The Detroit Regional Chamber
3. Poll conducted for MIRS News
4. Poll commissioned by First Principles Digital PAC, which supports Rogers
5. Poll sponsored by Yes Michigan Super PAC

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• Abdul El-Sayed (D) for U.S. Senate
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• Mallory McMorrow (D) for U.S. Senate
• Mike Rogers (R) for U.S. Senate
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