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Leelanau County, Michigan

2026 election results. Jocelyn Benson (D) got 56% of the vote for governor in Leelanau County. The margin is 5.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Leelanau County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
54.5%8,675
Mike Rogers
44.0%6,999
Lydia Christensen
0.9%151
Tim Long
0.3%53

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
55.9%8,923
John James
43.0%6,871
Anthony Hudson
0.6%97
Douglas Campbell
0.3%44

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Callie Barr
57.4%9,155
Jack Bergman
41.4%6,610
Arnett Satterla
0.5%74
Doc Kovaly
0.2%35

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Leelanau 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, 11:32 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +10.7D +7.9D +2.8
MI GovernorD +13.0D +7.9D +5.1
MI-01D +16.1D +7.9D +8.3

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 Leelanau County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris53.2%Donald Trump45.4%D +7.817,685
2020Joe Biden52.0%Donald Trump46.8%D +5.216,900
2016Hillary Clinton45.9%Donald Trump49.1%R +3.214,757
2012Barack Obama46.4%Mitt Romney52.8%R +6.414,176
2008Barack Obama50.9%John McCain48.0%D +2.914,464
2004John Kerry43.5%George W. Bush55.6%R +12.113,917
2000Al Gore38.6%George W. Bush57.0%R +18.412,009

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 +26.1.

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.