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States ยท Michigan

Ionia County, Michigan

2026 election results. Mike Rogers (R) got 61% of the U.S. Senate vote in Ionia County. The margin is 6.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Ionia County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
61.0%16,810
Abdul El-Sayed
36.1%9,965
Lydia Christensen
1.6%450
Tim Long
0.8%208

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
58.9%16,238
Jocelyn Benson
38.5%10,626
Anthony Hudson
1.7%481
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%137

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District

John Moolenaar
61.8%16,755
Ben Ambrose
36.4%9,870
Charlotte Magoon
1.3%349
Richard Sills
0.5%145
100% counted

Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.

The leader in Ionia 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, 9:47 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +25.6R +32.3D +6.8
MI GovernorR +20.9R +32.3D +11.5
MI-02R +25.9R +32.3D +6.5

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 Ionia County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.3%Donald Trump65.2%R +31.934,021
2020Joe Biden33.8%Donald Trump64.1%R +30.332,204
2016Hillary Clinton31.1%Donald Trump61.9%R +30.826,854
2012Barack Obama42.8%Mitt Romney55.6%R +12.825,761
2008Barack Obama46.0%John McCain51.8%R +5.827,319
2004John Kerry38.6%George W. Bush60.2%R +21.627,618
2000Al Gore39.6%George W. Bush58.1%R +18.523,970

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 +13.4.

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.