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States ยท Michigan

Gladwin County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 64% of the vote for governor in Gladwin County. The margin is 8.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Gladwin County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
67.3%8,467
Abdul El-Sayed
30.0%3,779
Lydia Christensen
1.3%164
Tim Long
0.8%104

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
64.5%8,121
Jocelyn Benson
32.8%4,137
Anthony Hudson
1.9%234
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%72

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District

John Moolenaar
69.8%8,716
Ben Ambrose
29.1%3,631
Charlotte Magoon
0.7%93
Richard Sills
0.4%53
100% counted

Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.

The leader in Gladwin 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, 11:50 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +38.3R +41.2D +2.9
MI GovernorR +32.5R +41.2D +8.7
MI-02R +41.2R +41.2Even

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 Gladwin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.1%Donald Trump69.8%R +40.715,488
2020Joe Biden31.0%Donald Trump67.7%R +36.814,603
2016Hillary Clinton30.4%Donald Trump65.1%R +34.712,472
2012Barack Obama45.8%Mitt Romney52.9%R +7.212,583
2008Barack Obama49.8%John McCain48.3%D +1.513,241
2004John Kerry48.0%George W. Bush51.2%R +3.213,227
2000Al Gore47.9%George W. Bush49.4%R +1.511,629

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 +39.3.

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.