Updates on Michigan 2026 election results, including county-by-county results

Polls are closed in Michigan and final results are being vetted. Once results are available, they'll be posted here, along with links to our coverage and analysis. Here's what to know:

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat

El-Sayed will become the nation's first Muslim U.S. senator when the next Congress takes office in January, having defeated Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in a hard-fought race that saw incredible levels of outside spending and in-state intrigue. County-by-county results

Democrat Jocelyn Benson to serve as next governor

Benson defeated U.S. Rep. John James, a Shelby Township Republican who represents Macomb and Oakland County suburbs with a three-pronged promise in her campaign: "Costs down, wages up, end corruption." County-by-county results

Dems win new trifecta in Lansing

Michigan Democrats have a new trifecta in Lansing, winning a new majority in the state House while retaining control of the state Senate and governor's office, based on unofficial results and projections by Capitol news outlets. Amid a blue tsunami in Michigan and across the U.S., Michigan Democrats were projected by Gongwer News Service and Michigan Information & Research Service, two Capitol news outlets, to win 60 or more seats in the 110-seat state House and a 23-15 majority in the Michigan Senate.

Review Michigan legislative and statewide election results here.

Michigan statewide races:

• Attorney General: Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit will be Michigan's next attorney general. Story | county-by-county vote totals
• Secretary of state: Democrats will retain control of the Michigan Secretary of State's office as Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II won the election. Story | county-by-county vote totals

U.S. House race election results

Michigan U.S. House election results, including county-level results (click "see details results")

• District 2: John Moolenaar, R-Caledonia, was projected to win reelection to a seventh two-year term. Details in live blog | live vote totals
• District 3: U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, was projected to win reelection to a third term in west Michigan. Details in live blog | live vote totals
• District 4: State Sen. Sean McCann appears poised to oust longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga. Story | live vote totals
• District 5: U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, was projected to win reelection, meaning he will return for another two-year term as the state's longest currently serving member of Congress. Details in live blog | live vote totals
• District 6: U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, was projected the winner. Dingell was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012. Details in live blog | live vote totals
• District 10: Democrat Christina Hines declared victory in the race for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. John James, flipping a Michigan seat as her party gained control of the U.S. House  Story | live vote totals
• District 11: State Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Bloomfield Township, has won the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, in Michigan's 11th Congressional District. Details in live blog | live vote totals
• District 13: The victory for State Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Detroit, means that Detroit will again have a Black representative in Congress for the first time since 2023. Details in live blog | live vote totals

Incumbent justices win reelection to high court

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh and Justice Noah Hood both won reelection to new, eight-year terms, reports say. Details in live blog

Prop 1: Voters reject state constitutional convention

Michigan will not be required to hold a state constitutional convention next year after state voters rejected a ballot proposal in the Nov. 3 election, based on unofficial results and projections by media outlets. More than 2.6 million Michigan voters rejected Proposal 1, compared to about 770,000 votes in favor, according to unofficial results. Two Michigan Capitol news outlets, Gongwer News Service and Michigan Information & Research Service, declared Proposal 1 defeated by 9:35 p.m. on Nov. 3. Review county-by-county results here.

Prop 2: Voters pass 'Money out of Politics' proposal

Michigan voters approved banning utility companies and other state contractors, and their executives, from making political donations. Full story Separately, a non-profit organization sued saying the proposal violates the First Amendment.

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Detroit-area election results

Macomb County takeaways | Macomb County election results

Wayne County takeaways | Wayne County election results

Oakland County takeaways | Oakland County election results

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