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2026 race research · Michigan

Michigan · U.S. Senate Class 2

General election · November 3, 2026. Explore the office, the reported candidate field, and the evidence currently reviewed.

Candidates in this jurisdiction →Understand this seat →Research status on the scoreboard →

What does this office do?

A U.S. senator represents the entire state in one chamber of Congress. Senators vote on federal laws and spending, and consider nominations and treaties. A regular term is six years.

Six-year term beginning January 3, 2027. Current-holder context from the October 19 roster: Gary C. Peters. Current service alone does not establish candidacy.

Research snapshot · checked 2026-10-20

The race at a glance

Michigan · U.S. Senate Class 2 is in the November 3 federal inventory. This compilation contains 6 research entries: 6 without a pending tracker-confirmation flag and 0 still awaiting confirmation. Those counts do not establish a certified ballot. There are 0 reviewed evidence records across these candidates; other material remains pending.

Candidates below appear alphabetically by displayed name, with the same format regardless of party. Ballot order is not inferred. Reported affiliations, including parentheses, remain as supplied by sources.

Candidate research entries

Democratic · reported affiliation

Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed "Abdul" El-Sayed

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Green · reported affiliation

Douglas Philip "Doug" Marsh

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

No campaign website supplied in this research.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Libertarian · reported affiliation

Lydia Lynn Christensen

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Republican · reported affiliation

Michael J. "Mike" Rogers

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

U.S. Taxpayers · reported affiliation

Timothy E. "Tim" Long

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Natural Law · reported affiliation

Walter P. Kristy

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: MI 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · MI official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

No campaign website supplied in this research.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Voting and reporting

Official ballot, registration and election resources ↗

No election returns, source calls or certifications are connected here. The scoreboard’s example results remain separately labelled simulations.

Sources, dates and coverage

Source links and dates accompany each background and evidence item. Certification of a candidate list is separate from certification of election results. Campaign claims, reported statements, historical positions and roll-call responses retain their original categories.

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