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Saginaw County, Michigan

2026 election results. Jocelyn Benson (D) got 52% of the vote for governor in Saginaw County. The margin is 9.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Saginaw County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
49.8%42,804
Mike Rogers
47.9%41,120
Lydia Christensen
1.1%981
Tim Long
0.7%582

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
52.2%44,879
John James
46.0%39,543
Anthony Hudson
1.0%892
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%388

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 8th District

Kristen McDonald Rivet
54.7%46,681
Thomas Smith
42.9%36,626
Kathy Goodwin
1.3%1,118
Mia Pettus
0.8%666

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Kristen McDonald Rivet wins. Called.

The leader in Saginaw 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, 1:41 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +2.0R +3.3D +5.3
MI GovernorD +6.3R +3.3D +9.6
MI-08D +12.1R +3.3D +15.4

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 Saginaw County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris47.7%Donald Trump51.0%R +3.3103,846
2020Joe Biden49.4%Donald Trump49.1%D +0.3103,350
2016Hillary Clinton47.1%Donald Trump48.2%R +1.194,320
2012Barack Obama55.5%Mitt Romney43.6%D +11.998,062
2008Barack Obama57.9%John McCain40.6%D +17.3104,090
2004John Kerry53.4%George W. Bush45.9%D +7.5102,852
2000Al Gore54.2%George W. Bush43.9%D +10.393,756

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 +13.6.

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.