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Cheboygan County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 60% of the vote for governor in Cheboygan County. The margin is 7.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Cheboygan County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
62.9%8,543
Abdul El-Sayed
34.5%4,688
Lydia Christensen
1.3%180
Tim Long
0.7%98

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
60.5%8,222
Jocelyn Benson
37.3%5,068
Anthony Hudson
1.4%189
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%78

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
58.9%7,991
Callie Barr
39.3%5,328
Arnett Satterla
0.7%96
Liz Hakola
0.5%74

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Cheboygan 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, 9:04 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +29.1R +31.6D +2.4
MI GovernorR +23.7R +31.6D +7.8
MI-01R +20.0R +31.6D +11.6

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 Cheboygan County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.8%Donald Trump64.9%R +31.116,423
2020Joe Biden34.3%Donald Trump64.2%R +29.915,869
2016Hillary Clinton31.5%Donald Trump63.5%R +32.013,672
2012Barack Obama43.8%Mitt Romney54.7%R +10.913,311
2008Barack Obama48.3%John McCain49.8%R +1.413,901
2004John Kerry42.8%George W. Bush56.2%R +13.413,887
2000Al Gore43.5%George W. Bush54.0%R +10.512,617

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 +20.6.

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.