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Van Buren County, Michigan

2026 election results. John James (R) got 51% of the vote for governor in Van Buren County. The margin is 11.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Van Buren County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rogers
52.6%17,689
Abdul El-Sayed
45.1%15,172
Lydia Christensen
1.1%380
Tim Long
0.7%248

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

John James
51.2%17,252
Jocelyn Benson
46.9%15,810
Anthony Hudson
1.0%340
Donna Brandenburg
0.5%173

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 4th District

Bill Huizenga
52.0%17,334
Sean McCann
46.3%15,449
Shafina Barnett
1.7%552
100% counted

Whole district: not called; Sean McCann leads.

The leader in Van Buren 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, 12:16 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateR +7.7R +15.4D +7.7
MI GovernorR +4.4R +15.4D +11.0
MI-04R +5.7R +15.4D +9.6

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 Van Buren County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris41.7%Donald Trump56.8%R +15.141,183
2020Joe Biden43.0%Donald Trump55.3%R +12.339,053
2016Hillary Clinton39.8%Donald Trump53.8%R +13.933,274
2012Barack Obama49.6%Mitt Romney49.2%D +0.532,837
2008Barack Obama53.5%John McCain44.7%D +8.834,766
2004John Kerry47.3%George W. Bush51.6%R +4.334,174
2000Al Gore46.8%George W. Bush50.2%R +3.429,482

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 +11.7.

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.