Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badger
Ran for Michigan 7th Congressional District · Democrat
Not on the 2026 ballot
Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: not listed for USH7 nor any other office on the list · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: not listed for USH7 nor any other office on the list
- reason not established
The District
What Michigan 7th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Clinton County, Livingston County, Ingham County and Shiawassee County; parts of Eaton County and Oakland County.
Includes Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Okemos, East Lansing, Wacousta, Waverly, Bath, Charlotte, Howell, Mason, Owosso and 44 more.
306 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); State of Michigan Voting Precincts 2020 and 2022 (for those elections)
Results
Certified results for Michigan 7th Congressional District
7TH District Representative IN Congress
2024 Michigan General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom BarrettRepublican | Republican | 226,722 | 50.3% |
| Curtis HertelDemocrat | Democrat | 209,959 | 46.6% |
| L. Rachel DaileyLibertarian | Libertarian | 14,231 | 3.2% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
7TH District Representative IN Congress
2022 Michigan General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa SlotkinDemocrat | Democrat | 192,796 | 51.8% |
| Tom BarrettRepublican | Republican | 172,391 | 46.3% |
| Leah R. DaileyLibertarian | Libertarian | 7,221 | 1.9% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
7TH District Representative IN Congress
2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim WalbergRepublican | Republican | 227,524 | 58.8% |
| Gretchen D. DriskellDemocrat | Democrat | 159,743 | 41.2% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
Polls
Public polls
Global Strategy Group for House Majority PACGeneral election · U.S. House
William Lawrence 49% · Tom Barrett 47% · Undecided 4%
Aug 11, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026 · 500 LV · ±4.4 pts · House Majority PAC
Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Michigan 7th Congressional District
- Tom BarrettRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Shane DedrickGreen · On the 2026 ballot
- William LawrenceDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Samuel yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_mb30bn566.
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