Heather Smiley
Candidate for Michigan 6th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Michigan 6th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: USH6, Heather Smiley (Republican Party) · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Michigan 6th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Washtenaw County; parts of Wayne County and Oakland County.
Includes Ann Arbor, Novi (part), Trenton, Flat Rock (part), Woodhaven, Chelsea, Gibraltar, Riverview (part), Saline, Whitmore Lake (part), Ypsilanti, Milan and 7 more.
261 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: State of Michigan (DTMB/Bureau of Elections), 2024 Voting Precincts statewide layer (gisagocss.state.mi.us OpenData/boundaries/MapServer/9); the 2020/2022 year layers had wrongly pointed at the 2024 layer
Results
Certified results for Michigan 6th Congressional District
6TH District Representative IN Congress
2024 Michigan General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie DingellDemocrat | Democrat | 281,162 | 62.0% |
| Heather SmileyRepublican | Republican | 158,658 | 35.0% |
| Clyde K. ShabazzGreen | Green | 7,963 | 1.8% |
| Bill KrebaumLibertarian | Libertarian | 5,522 | 1.2% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
6TH District Representative IN Congress
2022 Michigan General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie DingellDemocrat | Democrat | 241,758 | 65.9% |
| Whittney WilliamsRepublican | Republican | 125,167 | 34.1% |
| Frank AcostaNo party affiliation | No party affiliation | 0 | 0.0% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
6TH District Representative IN Congress
2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred UptonRepublican | Republican | 211,496 | 55.8% |
| Jon HoadleyDemocrat | Democrat | 152,085 | 40.1% |
| Jeff DepoyLibertarian | Libertarian | 10,399 | 2.7% |
| John LawrenceGreen | Green | 4,440 | 1.2% |
| Jerry SolisNo party affiliation | No party affiliation | 492 | 0.1% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00879718 (candidate ID H4MI06154) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I'm a big fan of personal freedom and independence and having people chart their own course and not having some bureaucrat in the government make up their mind.”
“I'm not President Trump. I'm a candidate to run to represent the people.”
“After retiring from Ford, I had more time to dig deeper into the problems we are having in our country, and I learned the extent to which our government has progressively gone astray.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Debbie Dingell and Heather Smiley win parties' primary nominations in Michigan 6th Congressional DistrictAug 4, 2026 · Press · Michigan Daily
- The Fight for Michigan's Safely Blue DistrictAug 3, 2026 · Press · Legis1
- Heather Smiley talks vying for Michigan 6th congressional districtJul 24, 2026 · Press · CBS Detroit
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website capture
Campaign website https://smileyforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-24T19:18:00Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · sourceCampaign website: https://smileyforcongress.com/
Source: Exa search — smileyforcongress.com confirmed active (2026 cached)
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Michigan 6th Congressional District
- Debbie DingellDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Michael Raymond MickeviciusU.S. Taxpayers · On the 2026 ballot
- Linda RayburnWorking Class · On the 2026 ballot
- Clyde K ShabazzGreen · On the 2026 ballot
- Timothy A. TeaganLibertarian · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Michigan 6th District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Smiley, Heather" (Republican Party) on the Michigan Department of State (Official Candidate Listing, General Election Nov 3, 2026) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-09-04). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Michigan Department of State (Official Candidate Listing, General Election Nov 3, 2026) · sourceU.S. Representative · MI-06
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Michigan Bureau of Elections
Not on file for Heather yet: Advertising, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_fjfeqhfrr.
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