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Wayne County, Michigan

2026 election results. Abdul El-Sayed (D) got 70% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wayne County. The margin is 13.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Wayne County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Wayne County

U.S. Senate

Abdul El-Sayed
70.5%520,570
Mike Rogers
27.6%203,724
Lydia Christensen
0.9%6,578
Tim Long
0.6%4,310

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Abdul El-Sayed wins. Called.

Governor

Jocelyn Benson
71.9%527,134
John James
26.4%193,872
Anthony Hudson
0.7%4,930
Douglas Campbell
0.5%3,835

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Jocelyn Benson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Michigan 6th District

Debbie Dingell
59.1%105,010
Heather Smiley
38.7%68,707
Timothy Teagan
0.8%1,373
Linda Rayburn
0.7%1,258

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

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

U.S. House: Michigan 12th District

Rashida Tlaib
75.2%206,406
James Hooper
21.9%60,031
Gary Walkowicz
1.2%3,417
Brenda Sanders
1.0%2,761

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

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

U.S. House: Michigan 13th District

Donavan McKinney
76.5%209,882
T.P. Nykoriak
19.9%54,484
Simone Coleman
2.1%5,743
Chris Dardzinski
1.0%2,666

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Wayne County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Donavan McKinney wins. Called.

The leader in Wayne 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 6, 8:50 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MI SenateD +43.7D +30.0D +13.7
MI GovernorD +46.2D +30.0D +16.2
MI-06 part of the countyD +20.9D +2.6D +18.3
MI-12 part of the countyD +54.9D +35.5D +19.4
MI-13 part of the countyD +58.8D +42.0D +16.8

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 Wayne County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris62.7%Donald Trump33.7%D +29.0856,690
2020Joe Biden68.4%Donald Trump30.3%D +38.1872,228
2016Hillary Clinton66.8%Donald Trump29.4%D +37.3777,838
2012Barack Obama73.0%Mitt Romney26.2%D +46.8815,825
2008Barack Obama74.1%John McCain24.7%D +49.5890,326
2004John Kerry69.4%George W. Bush29.8%D +39.6864,728
2000Al Gore69.0%George W. Bush29.0%D +40.0768,627

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 +11.0.

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.