GOTV Intel

Michigan U.S. Senate, Class 2

Michigan has two U.S. Senate seats. The Class 1 seat

Who Holds This Seat

Gary C. Peters

Democrat · U.S. Senator

Holds This SeatNot on the 2026 ballot

Running in 2026

CandidateNov 3 General
Lydia Christensen

Libertarian

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

CandidateNov 3 General
Abdul El-Sayed

Democrat

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$14,514,336cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$2,552,763cycle to date through Jul 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

CandidateNov 3 General
Walter P. Kristy

Natural Law

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

CandidateNov 3 General
Tim Long

U.S. Taxpayers

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

CandidateNov 3 General
Douglas P. Marsh

Green

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

CandidateNov 3 General
Mike Rogers

Republican

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
New finance report · Oct 12
Raised
$10,945,824cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$4,414,988cycle to date through Jul 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Polls

  • co/efficientGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 45% · Mike Rogers 45% · Lydia Christensen 2% · Douglas Marsh 0% · Timothy Long 0% · Undecided 8%

    Sep 21, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026 · 843 LV · ±3.36 pts · mobile text/live landline · co/efficient

  • Siena Research Institute for The New York TimesGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 49% · Mike Rogers 44%

    Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026 · 605 LV · ±4.9 pts · phone (landline/cell) · Siena Research Institute / New York Times

  • Suffolk University Political Research Center for The Hill / NewsNationGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 47% · Mike Rogers 40% · Undecided 8% · Refused 3%

    Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026 · 500 LV · ±4.4 pts · live phone · Suffolk University Political Research Center

  • InsiderAdvantageGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 47% · Mike Rogers 45%

    Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026 · 1,200 LV · ±2.83 pts · Mixed Mode Text/Panel · InsiderAdvantage

  • Emerson College Polling for Nexstar MediaGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 48.2% · Mike Rogers 45.7% · Tim Long 0.6% · Lydia Christensen 0.5% · Douglas P. Marsh 0.3% · Walter P. Kristy 0.3% · Undecided 4.4%

    Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 LV · ±3 pts · MMS text-to-web/online panel · Emerson College Polling

  • EPIC-MRAGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 47% · Mike Rogers 43% · Undecided/Refused 10%

    Aug 22, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026 · 600 LV · ±4 pts · live phone (80% cell) · EPIC-MRA

  • Emerson College Polling for WLNS/WOODTVDemocratic primary · U.S. Senate

    Abdul El-Sayed 54% · Haley Stevens 39% · Undecided 6%

    Jul 26, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026 · 700 LV · ±3.7 pts · online (MMS text-to-web/panel) · Emerson College Polling

Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

On File, Not Running

Haley Stevens

Democrat · U.S. Representative

Not on the 2026 ballot

Joseph Allen Tate

Democrat · State Representative

Not on the 2026 ballot

Mallory McMorrow

Democrat · State Senator

Not on the 2026 ballot

Andrew Kamal

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Bernadette Smith

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Craig Henley Johnson II

Independent · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Frederick Heurtebise

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Genevieve Scott

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Jason Sherman

Independence · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Kent Benham

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Marnisha Breche Braggs

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Rachel Elizabeth Howard

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Thomas Wayne Stephens

Nonpartisan · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Travis Joseph Zollner

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Valerie Lee Willis

Independent · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Past Results

United States Senator

2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Gary PetersDemocrat2,734,56849.9%
John JamesRepublican2,642,23348.2%
Valerie L. WillisUS TAXPAYERS50,5970.9%
Marcia SquierGreen39,2170.7%
Doug DernNATURAL LAW13,0930.2%
Leonard Paul GadzinskiWrite-in70.0%
Robert William CarrWrite-in50.0%

Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results

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