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Baraga County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 58% of the vote for governor in Baraga County. The margin is 11.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Baraga County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
59.7%2,096
Abdul El-Sayed
37.5%1,316
Lydia Christensen
1.4%50
Tim Long
0.7%24

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
57.8%2,030
Jocelyn Benson
39.9%1,400
Anthony Hudson
1.2%43
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%20

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
58.2%2,045
Callie Barr
39.1%1,374
Liz Hakola
1.4%49
Arnett Satterla
0.6%21

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Baraga 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, 10:19 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +22.9R +30.3D +7.4
MI GovernorR +18.4R +30.3D +11.9
MI-01R +19.6R +30.3D +10.6

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 Baraga County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.3%Donald Trump64.2%R +29.84,332
2020Joe Biden36.6%Donald Trump62.2%R +25.64,036
2016Hillary Clinton33.1%Donald Trump61.8%R +28.73,490
2012Barack Obama45.1%Mitt Romney53.5%R +8.43,490
2008Barack Obama47.3%John McCain50.7%R +3.33,644
2004John Kerry45.1%George W. Bush53.7%R +8.63,684
2000Al Gore41.3%George W. Bush54.1%R +12.83,393

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 +17.0.

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.