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Manistee County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 52% of the vote for governor in Manistee County. The margin is 9.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Manistee County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
54.0%6,986
Abdul El-Sayed
43.4%5,608
Lydia Christensen
1.3%162
Tim Long
0.7%92

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
52.1%6,750
Jocelyn Benson
45.7%5,919
Anthony Hudson
1.2%157
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%72

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District

John Moolenaar
54.7%6,997
Ben Ambrose
43.7%5,598
Charlotte Magoon
1.1%136
Richard Sills
0.5%67
100% counted

Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.

The leader in Manistee 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 SenateR +10.9R +16.2D +5.3
MI GovernorR +6.6R +16.2D +9.6
MI-02R +11.1R +16.2D +5.1

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 Manistee County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris41.2%Donald Trump57.2%R +15.915,297
2020Joe Biden41.7%Donald Trump56.8%R +15.114,655
2016Hillary Clinton39.5%Donald Trump54.9%R +15.412,599
2012Barack Obama52.2%Mitt Romney46.3%D +5.912,402
2008Barack Obama55.6%John McCain42.4%D +13.313,009
2004John Kerry49.2%George W. Bush49.4%R +0.212,740
2000Al Gore49.3%George W. Bush47.3%D +2.111,428

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 +18.0.

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.