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States ยท Michigan

Branch County, Michigan

2026 election results. Mike Rogers (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Branch County. The margin is 9.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Branch County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
64.8%10,911
Abdul El-Sayed
32.3%5,440
Lydia Christensen
1.5%246
Tim Long
0.9%156

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
63.1%10,609
Jocelyn Benson
34.5%5,795
Anthony Hudson
1.7%286
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%83

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 5th District

Tim Walberg
66.2%11,072
Christian Vukasovich
31.4%5,256
Ronald Muszynski
1.1%180
Sharon Renier
1.0%175

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Tim Walberg wins. Called.

The leader in Branch 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 4, 12:12 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +33.5R +43.1D +9.6
MI GovernorR +29.3R +43.1D +13.7
MI-05R +35.6R +43.1D +7.4

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 Branch County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.0%Donald Trump70.4%R +42.421,089
2020Joe Biden30.0%Donald Trump68.5%R +38.520,536
2016Hillary Clinton28.7%Donald Trump66.7%R +38.117,663
2012Barack Obama40.3%Mitt Romney58.5%R +18.217,147
2008Barack Obama46.0%John McCain52.1%R +6.118,285
2004John Kerry39.0%George W. Bush60.0%R +21.017,967
2000Al Gore42.4%George W. Bush55.4%R +13.015,783

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 +29.4.

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.