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Cass County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 61% of the vote for governor in Cass County. The margin is 9.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Cass County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
62.0%13,551
Abdul El-Sayed
35.5%7,760
Lydia Christensen
1.1%247
Tim Long
0.8%175

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
61.3%13,403
Jocelyn Benson
36.7%8,027
Anthony Hudson
1.1%245
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%105

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 5th District

Tim Walberg
62.3%13,532
Christian Vukasovich
35.5%7,716
Ronald Muszynski
0.9%194
Sharon Renier
0.8%184

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Tim Walberg wins. Called.

The leader in Cass 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, 10:58 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +27.2R +34.3D +7.1
MI GovernorR +25.1R +34.3D +9.2
MI-05R +27.4R +34.3D +6.9

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 Cass County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.5%Donald Trump66.4%R +33.927,871
2020Joe Biden35.0%Donald Trump63.6%R +28.626,453
2016Hillary Clinton32.2%Donald Trump63.0%R +30.922,595
2012Barack Obama42.6%Mitt Romney56.3%R +13.622,490
2008Barack Obama51.3%John McCain47.1%D +4.123,576
2004John Kerry42.0%George W. Bush57.1%R +15.122,697
2000Al Gore44.4%George W. Bush53.2%R +8.819,825

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 +25.2.

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.