Michigan Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Gary Peters)
Party
Democrat
Open Seat
Yes
Current Rating
Toss-up our polls
Polls
11 polls

PollingSource Rating

Toss-up
Our polling average D+0.9 · 11 polls

General Election Polling Trend

PollingSource average — trailing average of all polls from the last 90 days.

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Expert Ratings

Cook Political Report

Toss Up
Changed from Toss-up on Feb 1

Inside Elections

Tilt D

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Toss-up

Candidates

Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed

Democrat
Total Raised: $12,222,407
Cash on Hand: $2,730,129
Haley Stevens

Haley Stevens

Democrat
Total Raised: $10,963,774
Cash on Hand: $3,418,802

Mallory McMorrow

Democrat
Total Raised: $11,313,790
Cash on Hand: $2,162,586

Mike Rogers

Republican
Total Raised: $10,582,463
Cash on Hand: $5,723,827

General Election Polling Average

Democrat
43.7%
Republican
42.8%
Margin
D+0.9
Last Poll
Jun 30, 2026

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
Quantus Insights partisan·R 2026-06-30 947 LV ±3.30 El-Sayed 45.00% Rogers 44.00%
Data for Progress (D) partisan·D ±4.1 2026-06-22 709 LV ±4.00 Abdul El-Sayed 47.00% Mike Rogers 46.00%
Zenith Research (D) partisan·D 2026-06-14 602 LV ±4.00 Abdul El-Sayed 45.00% Mike Rogers 42.00%

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 Michigan Senate race?

Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 43.7% to 42.8% in the PollingSource polling average — a D+0.9 margin based on 11 polls from the last 90 days.

Is the 2026 Michigan Senate race competitive?

Yes — the PollingSource polling average rates this race a Toss-up, the most competitive category.

What does the latest poll of the 2026 Michigan Senate race say?

The most recent public poll, from Quantus Insights (completed June 30, 2026), found El-Sayed (D) at 45% and Rogers (R) at 44%.

When is the 2026 Michigan Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Peters retiring, open seat in swing state

Independent Expenditures Updated 4 hours ago

$11,181,678
Total IE Spending
$1,270,868
Support
$9,910,810
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