U.S. Senate
Abdul El-Sayed
52.3%28,391
Mike Rogers
45.7%24,784
Lydia Christensen
1.1%593
Tim Long
0.4%241
2 more candidates on the race page.
Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
2026 election results. Jocelyn Benson (D) got 54% of the vote for governor in Grand Traverse County. The margin is 10.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Grand Traverse County
Governor
Jocelyn Benson
53.6%29,109
John James
44.9%24,346
Anthony Hudson
0.8%454
Donna Brandenburg
0.3%187
1 more candidate on the race page.
Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.
U.S. House: Michigan 1st District
Callie Barr
54.9%29,740
Jack Bergman
43.3%23,477
Arnett Satterla
0.7%365
Liz Hakola
0.4%196
3 more candidates on the race page.
Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.
The leader in Grand Traverse 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 10, 2:33 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI Senate | D +6.8 | R +1.8 | D +8.5 |
| MI Governor | D +8.9 | R +1.8 | D +10.7 |
| MI-01 | D +11.8 | R +1.8 | D +13.5 |
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 Grand Traverse County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 48.3% | Donald Trump | 50.1% | R +1.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 47.6% | Donald Trump | 50.6% | R +3.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 40.6% | Donald Trump | 53.1% | R +12.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 43.5% | Mitt Romney | 55.3% | R +11.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 47.7% | John McCain | 50.7% | R +3.0 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 39.5% | George W. Bush | 59.4% | R +19.9 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 37.6% | George W. Bush | 58.5% | R +20.9 |
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 D +19.2.
Other counties in Michigan
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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.