Michigan Senate race: 2026 result
Michigan · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Gary Peters (D)Updated
Called · unofficial countEl-Sayed (D) 52.5%, Rogers (R) 45.5%.
Abdul El-Sayed (Democratic) won the Michigan Senate race in the 3 November 2026 election, with 52.5% of the vote to Mike Rogers's 45.5%, a margin of 7.1 points (339,775 votes). The seat stays Democratic. Count as of November 11 at 4:30 PM EST, not yet certified.
What stands out in Michigan Senate race
from the count and past results- Decided by 7.1 points (339,775 votes): the 10th closest Senate race of 2026 among the 35 with a vote count.
- Gary Peters: incumbent retiring.
- Democratic hold in an open seat: Abdul El-Sayed succeeds Gary Peters, who was not on the ballot.
- El-Sayed's party gained 2.7 points of vote share on the previous election for this seat.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the state: even.
Michigan Senate race: candidates and votes
Called · unofficial countGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 11 at 4:30 PM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul El-Sayed | Democratic | 2,520,883 | 52.5 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | 2,181,108 | 45.5 |
| Lydia Christensen | Libertarian | 49,707 | 1.0 |
| Tim Long | U.S. Taxpayers | 26,550 | 0.6 |
| Douglas P. Marsh | Green | 12,564 | 0.3 |
| Walter P. Kristy | Natural Law | 7,262 | 0.2 |
| Total | 4,798,074 | 100.0 |
Democratic hold.
Related races
- Michigan governor's race · Jocelyn Benson (D)
- Michigan: House districts in 2026
- Closest Senate races: MS Senate (0.5), LA Senate (1.8), FL Senate (2.9), IA Senate (4.2), SC Senate (4.5)
- Senate results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan (revision 1385098155, November 11 at 4:30 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (revision 1385106255). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.