2026 results · Michigan · Michigan Senate
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat, holds Michigan's Senate seat for the Democrats
Donald Trump carried Michigan by 1.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 8.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Abdul El-SayedDemocrat | 2,506,953 | 52.5% | |
 Mike RogersRepublican | 2,172,463 | 45.5% | |
| Lydia ChristensenLibertarian | 49,503 | 1.0% | |
| Tim LongOther party | 26,409 | 0.6% | |
| 8 others | 23,342 | 0.5% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 1:59 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted4,778,670 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:57 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 8.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 91% in Washtenaw County to 77% in Delta County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.30).
Wayne County moved most: D+29.0 for president in 2024, D+43.3 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
Wayne County added 63,317 net votes for El-Sayed against the 2024 margin, 15% of the statewide change
Across the 83 counties compared, the margin moved by 414,593 votes toward El-Sayed: 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.
- Wayne County+63,317 El-Sayed
- Macomb County+62,157 El-Sayed
- Kent County+24,551 El-Sayed
- Oakland County+14,507 El-Sayed
- Genesee County+13,994 El-Sayed
- Ottawa County+11,287 El-Sayed
- St. Clair County+10,509 El-Sayed
- Monroe County+9,426 El-Sayed
5 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by El-Sayed this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Saginaw CountyR+3.3D+2.0
- Muskegon CountyR+1.8D+5.3
- Eaton CountyR+3.1D+3.5
- Grand Traverse CountyR+1.7D+6.6
- Isabella CountyR+7.5D+3.1
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: Abdul El-Sayed, by Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Mike Rogers, by P.J. Siquig, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
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