My ballot cheat sheet
Michigan
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day, same-day registration available, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m
Governor
- Jocelyn Benson Democrat
- John James Republican
- Anthony Hudson Libertarian
- Donna Brandenburg U.S. Taxpayers Party
- Douglas Campbell Green
- Evan Space Independent
U.S. Senate
- Abdul El-Sayed Democrat
- Mike Rogers Republican
- Lydia Christensen Libertarian
- Walter Kristy Natural Law Party in Michigan
- Timothy Long U.S. Taxpayers Party
- Douglas P. Marsh Green
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Proposal 1: Constitutional Convention Question
YES: supports holding a convention in 2027 where 148 elected delegates could propose any changes to the state constitution, which would then go to voters for final approval
NO: opposes a convention, keeping the current constitution with no rewrite this cycle
Proposal 2: Campaign Contributions and Political Ad Disclosure
YES: supports banning campaign contributions from state-regulated electric and gas utilities and from companies with more than $250,000 a year in government contracts, and requiring disclosure of who pays for online political ads and for ads that name a candidate or ballot measure
NO: opposes the measure, so utilities and large government contractors can keep making campaign contributions and the new ad disclosure rules do not take effect
Also on your ballot
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
State Board of Education (2 seats)
Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats)
University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)
State Senate
State House
State Supreme Court
Intermediate appellate courts
School boards
Municipal governments
Recalls (removal of elected officials from office through a referendum)