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Alger County, Michigan

2026 election results. Mike Rogers (R) got 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Alger County. The margin is 7.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Alger County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
55.3%2,445
Abdul El-Sayed
42.5%1,880
Lydia Christensen
1.1%50
Tim Long
0.6%25

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
53.5%2,357
Jocelyn Benson
44.4%1,957
Anthony Hudson
1.2%53
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%27

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
54.3%2,393
Callie Barr
43.5%1,918
Liz Hakola
0.7%33
Arnett Satterla
0.7%30

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Alger County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:36 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +13.1R +20.1D +7.0
MI GovernorR +9.3R +20.1D +10.8
MI-01R +11.0R +20.1D +9.0

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Alger County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris39.5%Donald Trump59.3%R +19.85,258
2020Joe Biden40.0%Donald Trump58.8%R +18.75,128
2016Hillary Clinton36.8%Donald Trump57.2%R +20.44,518
2012Barack Obama47.9%Mitt Romney50.5%R +2.64,618
2008Barack Obama52.0%John McCain46.1%D +6.04,750
2004John Kerry50.3%George W. Bush48.6%D +1.64,765
2000Al Gore47.4%George W. Bush49.1%R +1.64,366

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +18.2.

Other counties in Michigan

Michigan results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Michigan certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Michigan's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.