2026 Michigan election results for Oakland County races, proposals
Results for Oakland County municipal races and ballot proposals in the 2026 Michigan general election, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Only contested races, with more than one candidate on the ballot, are included, and only the top-three vote getters are displayed.
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Countywide races
2 positions, 6-year term
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Judicial
6-year term
6-year term
6-year term
6-year term
6-year term
Municipal races
Partial term ending Dec. 1, 2028
Partial term ending Dec. 1, 2028
2 positions, 3-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 1, 2027
4 positions, 4-year term – full results on Oakland County website
3 positions, 4-year term
3 positions, 4-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 1, 2028
2-year term
3 positions, 4-year term
4 positions; 3 highest vote totals - 4-year term, 4th highest vote total - 2-year term - full results on Oakland County website
2-year term
3 positions; 4-year term
School boards
2 positions; 2-year term
4 positions; 4-year term - full results on Oakland County website
Partial term ending Dec. 31, 2028
2 positions; 6-year term
4 positions; 4-year term - full results on Oakland County website
3 positions; 4-year term
3 positions; 4-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
3 positions; 6-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 1, 2030
2 positions; 6-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 31, 2028
2 positions; 6-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 31, 2028
3 positions; 4-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
Partial term ending Dec. 31, 2028
2 positions; 6-year term
2 positions; 6-year term
Library boards
2 positions; 6-year term
4 positions; 4-year term – full results on Wayne County website and Oakland County website
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Proposals
When will we expect election results?
Polls close in most of Michigan at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, although there are four counties in the western Upper Peninsula (Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson, and Menominee) that observe Central Time, so polls aren't officially closed in all of Michigan at the same time.
There's no clear timeline for when results will be available, especially for statewide races. Michigan has decentralized elections, meaning local clerks administer elections, and ballots are tabulated by county clerks before being reported. All results remain unofficial until they are canvassed at the county and state levels.