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Otsego County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 61% of the vote for governor in Otsego County. The margin is 10.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Otsego County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
63.4%8,211
Abdul El-Sayed
34.1%4,421
Lydia Christensen
1.4%176
Tim Long
0.7%93

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
61.3%7,953
Jocelyn Benson
36.7%4,761
Anthony Hudson
1.3%164
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%69

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 1st District

Jack Bergman
61.1%7,908
Callie Barr
37.1%4,798
Arnett Satterla
0.7%87
Liz Hakola
0.6%75

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Jack Bergman wins. Called.

The leader in Otsego 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, 10:17 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +30.0R +35.8D +5.8
MI GovernorR +25.1R +35.8D +10.7
MI-01R +24.5R +35.8D +11.4

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 Otsego County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris31.6%Donald Trump67.0%R +35.315,971
2020Joe Biden32.1%Donald Trump66.3%R +34.114,750
2016Hillary Clinton28.4%Donald Trump65.9%R +37.612,538
2012Barack Obama39.6%Mitt Romney59.3%R +19.711,832
2008Barack Obama44.7%John McCain53.5%R +8.912,616
2004John Kerry38.0%George W. Bush60.7%R +22.712,307
2000Al Gore38.4%George W. Bush58.1%R +19.710,505

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 +15.6.

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.