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Hillsdale County, Michigan

2026 election results. Mike Rogers (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hillsdale County. The margin is 5.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hillsdale County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
71.4%13,755
Abdul El-Sayed
25.9%4,990
Lydia Christensen
1.4%269
Tim Long
0.8%159

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
69.1%13,285
Jocelyn Benson
28.1%5,412
Anthony Hudson
1.9%371
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%104

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 5th District

Tim Walberg
71.7%13,694
Christian Vukasovich
25.6%4,894
Ronald Muszynski
1.2%221
Sharon Renier
1.1%215

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Tim Walberg wins. Called.

The leader in Hillsdale 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, 8:14 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +46.8R +52.1D +5.3
MI GovernorR +42.1R +52.1D +9.9
MI-05R +47.3R +52.1D +4.7

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 Hillsdale County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.7%Donald Trump75.0%R +51.424,828
2020Joe Biden25.3%Donald Trump73.2%R +47.923,287
2016Hillary Clinton24.1%Donald Trump70.7%R +46.619,940
2012Barack Obama37.2%Mitt Romney61.4%R +24.219,100
2008Barack Obama42.9%John McCain54.9%R +12.020,449
2004John Kerry35.2%George W. Bush63.3%R +28.120,216
2000Al Gore37.2%George W. Bush60.0%R +22.817,473

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 +28.6.

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.