2026 results · Michigan · Michigan 7th District
William Lawrence, the Democrat, flips Michigan's 7th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 1.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 4.6-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| William LawrenceDemocrat | 202,657 | 51.0% | |
| Tom BarrettRepublican, incumbent | 189,482 | 47.7% | |
| Shane DedrickGreen | 4,974 | 1.3% | |
| Write-in | 263 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:43 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted397,376 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:56 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Michigan's 7th District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+1.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 4.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 12 of 13 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+1.3
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+3.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 12 of 13
- Ingham County33%
- Livingston County28%
- Eaton County13%
- Clinton County11%
- Shiawassee County8%
- Oakland County6%
- Genesee County0%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 7 counties compared moved 4.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 86% as many votes as in 2024, from 89% in Oakland County to 80% in Shiawassee County.
Ingham County moved most: D+29.6 for president in 2024, D+37.2 this year
The 6 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. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Livingston County added 5,967 net votes for Lawrence against the 2024 margin, 33% of the district's change
Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 17,999 votes toward Lawrence: 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.
- Livingston County+5,967 Lawrence
- Ingham County+4,733 Lawrence
- Shiawassee County+3,435 Lawrence
- Clinton County+1,613 Lawrence
- Eaton County+1,493 Lawrence
- Oakland County+667 Lawrence
- Genesee County+91 Lawrence
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Lawrence this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Eaton CountyR+0.6D+2.1
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.