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Chippewa County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 56% of the vote for governor in Chippewa County. The margin is 9.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Chippewa County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
57.5%8,676
Abdul El-Sayed
40.0%6,043
Lydia Christensen
1.2%178
Tim Long
0.7%111

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
56.2%8,480
Jocelyn Benson
41.7%6,290
Anthony Hudson
1.2%184
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%79

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
55.0%8,304
Callie Barr
42.4%6,405
Liz Hakola
1.0%156
Arnett Satterla
0.8%118

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Chippewa 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 6, 11:56 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +17.9R +24.7D +6.8
MI GovernorR +14.8R +24.7D +9.8
MI-01R +12.9R +24.7D +11.8

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 Chippewa County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris37.0%Donald Trump61.3%R +24.218,365
2020Joe Biden37.7%Donald Trump60.6%R +22.917,639
2016Hillary Clinton34.8%Donald Trump59.0%R +24.215,456
2012Barack Obama45.6%Mitt Romney53.2%R +7.615,564
2008Barack Obama49.0%John McCain49.5%R +0.516,708
2004John Kerry43.7%George W. Bush55.3%R +11.616,488
2000Al Gore44.4%George W. Bush52.4%R +8.114,354

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 +16.2.

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.