2026 results · Michigan · Michigan Governor
Jocelyn Benson, the Democrat, holds Michigan's governorship for the Democrats
Donald Trump carried Michigan by 1.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.2-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jocelyn BensonDemocrat | 2,599,963 | 54.5% | |
 John JamesRepublican | 2,086,978 | 43.7% | |
| Anthony HudsonLibertarian | 44,289 | 0.9% | |
| 12 others | 40,394 | 0.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:54 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted4,771,624 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:40 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Michigan, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 83 counties compared moved 12.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 90% in Washtenaw County to 77% in Delta County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.45).
Macomb County moved most: R+13.7 for president in 2024, D+3.6 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Macomb County added 84,659 net votes for Benson against the 2024 margin, 14% of the statewide change
Across the 83 counties compared, the margin moved by 593,088 votes toward Benson: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Macomb County+84,659 Benson
- Wayne County+79,017 Benson
- Oakland County+57,136 Benson
- Kent County+29,450 Benson
- Genesee County+21,143 Benson
- Ottawa County+14,744 Benson
- St. Clair County+13,724 Benson
- Livingston County+13,511 Benson
9 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Benson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Macomb CountyR+13.7D+3.6
- Saginaw CountyR+3.3D+6.2
- Muskegon CountyR+1.8D+8.9
- Berrien CountyR+7.9D+0.3
- Eaton CountyR+3.1D+9.1
- Grand Traverse CountyR+1.7D+8.8
- Clinton CountyR+8.6D+2.6
- Isabella CountyR+7.5D+5.0
- Benzie CountyR+8.7D+1.7
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Michigan’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Michigan’s ballot
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 4 of Michigan's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 7–6, now D 9–4, counting the leader in 1 uncalled seat
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Jocelyn Benson, by JFM Photo 73, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; John James, by United States Congress, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
