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Muskegon County, Michigan

2026 election results. Abdul El-Sayed (D) got 51% of the U.S. Senate vote in Muskegon County. The margin is 7.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Muskegon County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Muskegon County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
51.4%40,774
Mike Rogers
46.1%36,539
Lydia Christensen
1.3%1,001
Tim Long
0.7%562

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
53.5%42,344
John James
44.6%35,304
Anthony Hudson
1.1%842
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%402

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 2nd District

John Moolenaar
53.6%17,210
Ben Ambrose
44.8%14,393
Charlotte Magoon
1.0%334
Richard Sills
0.6%177
100% counted

Only part of Muskegon County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: John Moolenaar wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 3rd District

Hillary Scholten
57.6%26,636
Terri DeBoer
41.1%18,987
Joe Jock
1.3%598
100% counted

Only part of Muskegon County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Hillary Scholten wins. Called.

The leader in Muskegon 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 6, 11:51 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +5.5R +1.8D +7.3
MI GovernorD +9.1R +1.8D +10.9
MI-02 part of the countyR +8.9R +18.6D +9.7
MI-03 part of the countyD +16.8D +9.6D +7.1

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 Muskegon County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris48.4%Donald Trump50.1%R +1.895,181
2020Joe Biden49.4%Donald Trump48.8%D +0.692,437
2016Hillary Clinton47.8%Donald Trump46.3%D +1.578,088
2012Barack Obama58.3%Mitt Romney40.5%D +17.876,163
2008Barack Obama63.9%John McCain34.6%D +29.384,271
2004John Kerry55.1%George W. Bush44.0%D +11.280,313
2000Al Gore54.7%George W. Bush43.3%D +11.369,270

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 +13.1.

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.