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St. Joseph County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 60% of the vote for governor in St. Joseph County. The margin is 12.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in St. Joseph County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
60.9%14,326
Abdul El-Sayed
36.6%8,609
Lydia Christensen
1.3%296
Tim Long
0.8%186

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
59.8%14,074
Jocelyn Benson
37.9%8,929
Anthony Hudson
1.4%326
Donna Brandenburg
0.6%150

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 5th District

Tim Walberg
62.0%14,457
Christian Vukasovich
35.5%8,272
Sharon Renier
1.1%254
Ronald Muszynski
1.0%238

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Tim Walberg wins. Called.

The leader in St. Joseph 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, 8:10 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +24.9R +34.5D +9.6
MI GovernorR +22.4R +34.5D +12.1
MI-05R +27.2R +34.5D +7.3

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 St. Joseph County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.3%Donald Trump66.2%R +34.029,307
2020Joe Biden33.2%Donald Trump64.9%R +31.727,936
2016Hillary Clinton31.7%Donald Trump62.7%R +31.023,757
2012Barack Obama43.3%Mitt Romney55.6%R +12.323,341
2008Barack Obama47.9%John McCain50.1%R +2.225,702
2004John Kerry38.2%George W. Bush60.8%R +22.625,239
2000Al Gore38.9%George W. Bush58.6%R +19.722,024

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 +14.3.

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.