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States ยท Michigan

Clare County, Michigan

2026 election results. Mike Rogers (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Clare County. The margin is 4.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Clare County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
64.9%9,241
Abdul El-Sayed
32.1%4,566
Lydia Christensen
1.5%219
Tim Long
0.9%129

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
62.6%8,912
Jocelyn Benson
34.3%4,874
Anthony Hudson
2.2%309
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%91

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District

John Moolenaar
66.5%9,387
Ben Ambrose
32.0%4,517
Charlotte Magoon
1.0%141
Richard Sills
0.5%76
100% counted

Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.

The leader in Clare 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, 11:24 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +33.9R +38.1D +4.3
MI GovernorR +29.3R +38.1D +8.8
MI-02R +35.0R +38.1D +3.1

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 Clare County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.5%Donald Trump68.1%R +37.617,288
2020Joe Biden31.9%Donald Trump66.7%R +34.816,250
2016Hillary Clinton31.7%Donald Trump63.5%R +31.813,389
2012Barack Obama46.9%Mitt Romney51.7%R +4.813,504
2008Barack Obama51.5%John McCain46.6%D +4.814,567
2004John Kerry49.1%George W. Bush49.8%R +0.714,226
2000Al Gore49.9%George W. Bush47.1%D +2.812,607

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 +40.4.

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.