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Oakland County, Michigan

2026 election results. Jocelyn Benson (D) got 60% of the vote for governor in Oakland County. The margin is 10.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Oakland County is split between 6 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Oakland County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
56.4%378,723
Mike Rogers
42.0%282,488
Lydia Christensen
0.9%5,716
Tim Long
0.4%2,515

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
59.7%401,311
John James
39.0%262,447
Anthony Hudson
0.6%4,325
Douglas Campbell
0.3%2,107

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 6th District

Debbie Dingell
60.9%18,137
Heather Smiley
37.4%11,122
Timothy Teagan
0.6%180
Linda Rayburn
0.5%135

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Debbie Dingell wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 7th District

Tom Barrett
54.5%13,777
William Lawrence
44.4%11,223
Shane Dedrick
1.1%272
100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: William Lawrence wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 9th District

Lisa McClain
57.9%65,825
Ray Pooley
39.7%45,157
Kevin Vayko
0.9%1,064
Jim Walkowicz
0.8%866

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Lisa McClain wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 10th District

Christina Hines
51.8%24,285
Michael Bouchard
46.7%21,897
Mike Saliba
0.7%348
Andrea Kirby
0.6%262

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Christina Hines wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 11th District

Jeremy Moss
60.9%238,750
Ethan Baker
36.8%144,529
Anil Kumar
0.8%3,174
Farid Ishac
0.8%2,946

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jeremy Moss wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 12th District

Rashida Tlaib
80.1%40,779
James Hooper
17.5%8,929
Brenda Sanders
1.2%604
Gary Walkowicz
0.7%359

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Oakland County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Rashida Tlaib wins. Called.

The leader in Oakland 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, 9:19 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +14.6D +10.8D +3.8
MI GovernorD +20.9D +10.8D +10.1
MI-06 part of the countyD +24.0D +13.4D +10.5
MI-07 part of the countyR +10.2R +12.5D +2.2
MI-09 part of the countyR +18.6R +21.6D +3.0
MI-10 part of the countyD +5.2R +0.2D +5.3
MI-11 part of the countyD +24.6D +16.4D +8.2
MI-12 part of the countyD +64.1D +62.9D +1.2

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 Oakland County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris54.3%Donald Trump43.7%D +10.6772,145
2020Joe Biden56.4%Donald Trump42.3%D +14.0770,223
2016Hillary Clinton51.6%Donald Trump43.5%D +8.1664,614
2012Barack Obama53.6%Mitt Romney45.5%D +8.1651,607
2008Barack Obama56.5%John McCain42.0%D +14.5659,068
2004John Kerry49.8%George W. Bush49.3%D +0.4641,977
2000Al Gore49.3%George W. Bush48.1%D +1.2570,265

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 +9.4.

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.