U.S. Senate
Mike Rogers
53.5%22,590
Abdul El-Sayed
44.3%18,713
Lydia Christensen
1.2%512
Tim Long
0.6%252
2 more candidates on the race page.
Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.
Midland County, Michigan
2026 election results. John James (R) got 52% of the vote for governor in Midland County. The margin is 8.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Midland County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Midland County
Governor
John James
52.3%22,101
Jocelyn Benson
45.8%19,335
Anthony Hudson
1.3%536
Donna Brandenburg
0.4%150
1 more candidate on the race page.
Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.
U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District
John Moolenaar
68.9%3,115
Ben Ambrose
29.8%1,350
Charlotte Magoon
0.8%35
Richard Sills
0.5%23
Only part of Midland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.
U.S. House: Michigan 8th District
Kristen McDonald Rivet
49.8%18,634
Thomas Smith
48.1%17,998
Kathy Goodwin
1.0%382
Mia Pettus
0.9%343
1 more candidate on the race page.
Only part of Midland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Kristen McDonald Rivet wins. Called.
The leader in Midland 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, 11:56 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI Senate | R +9.4 | R +15.4 | D +6.1 |
| MI Governor | R +6.7 | R +15.4 | D +8.8 |
| MI-02 part of the county | R +39.5 | R +42.1 | D +2.6 |
| MI-08 part of the county | D +1.7 | R +12.1 | D +13.8 |
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 Midland County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 41.6% | Donald Trump | 56.8% | R +15.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 41.7% | Donald Trump | 56.4% | R +14.7 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 36.8% | Donald Trump | 56.1% | R +19.3 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 41.8% | Mitt Romney | 57.3% | R +15.5 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 47.4% | John McCain | 50.9% | R +3.6 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 42.4% | George W. Bush | 56.3% | R +13.9 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 41.0% | George W. Bush | 56.3% | R +15.2 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's.
Other counties in Michigan
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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.