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Ingham County, Michigan

2026 election results. Abdul El-Sayed (D) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Ingham County. The margin is 9.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Ingham County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
68.6%90,237
Mike Rogers
29.8%39,229
Lydia Christensen
0.9%1,126
Tim Long
0.4%534

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
70.0%92,003
John James
28.3%37,149
Anthony Hudson
0.9%1,177
Douglas Campbell
0.4%585

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 7th District

William Lawrence
68.0%88,833
Tom Barrett
30.7%40,135
Shane Dedrick
1.2%1,621
100% counted

Whole district: William Lawrence wins. Called.

The leader in Ingham 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 4, 9:04 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +39.4D +30.3D +9.1
MI GovernorD +42.5D +30.3D +12.2
MI-07D +37.8D +30.3D +7.5

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 Ingham County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris63.8%Donald Trump34.1%D +29.7148,101
2020Joe Biden65.2%Donald Trump33.0%D +32.2143,695
2016Hillary Clinton60.3%Donald Trump33.5%D +26.9131,138
2012Barack Obama63.2%Mitt Romney35.4%D +27.8127,910
2008Barack Obama65.9%John McCain32.6%D +33.3142,729
2004John Kerry57.8%George W. Bush41.1%D +16.6133,053
2000Al Gore57.4%George W. Bush39.2%D +18.2120,595

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 +11.5.

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.