The 2026 Michigan House of Representatives elections will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the 2026 United States elections.
All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives are up for election.
Retirements
Democrats
2nd district: Tullio Liberati is retiring 4th district: Karen Whitsett is retiring 5th distrcit: Regina Weiss is retiring 6th district: Natalie Price is retiring to run for the state senate 9th district: Joe Tate is retiring 11th district: Donavan McKinney is retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives 15th district: Erin Byrnes is retiring to run for the state senate 18th District: Jason Hoskins is retiring to run for the state senate 22nd district: Matt Koleszar is retiring to run for the state senate 31st district: Reggie Miller is retiring 41st district: Julie Rogers is retiring to run for the state senate 74th district: Kara Hope is retiring 80th district: Phil Skaggs is retiring to run for the state senate 84th district: Carol Glanville is retiring to run for the state senate
Republicans
54th district: Donni Steele is retiring to run for the state senate 59th district: Doug Wozniak is retiring to run for the state senate 63rd district: Jay DeBoyer is retiring to run for lieutenant governor 78th district: Gina Johnsen is retiring to run for the state senate 89th district: Luke Meerman is retiring 90th district: Bryan Posthumus is retiring 97th district: Matthew Bierlein is retiring to run for the state senate 101st district: Joseph Fox is retiring to run for the state senate 108th district: David Prestin is retiring to run for the state senate
Incumbents defeated In primary election One Democrat lost renomination.
Democratic 8th district: Helena Scott lost renomination to Chris Gilmer-Hill.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026State NavigateAugust 27, 2026
Generic ballot polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMarginof errorRepublicanDemocratic UndecidedCygnal (R)/Beacon Research (D)September 18–21, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%40%46%14%
Results summary † - Incumbent not seeking re-election or term-limited DistrictIncumbentPartyElected RepresentativeOutcome 1 Tyrone CarterDemTBD2 Tullio Liberati†DemTBD3 Alabas FarhatDemTBD4 Karen Whitsett†DemTBD5 Regina Weiss†DemTBD6 Natalie Price†DemTBD7 Tonya Myers PhillipsDemTBD8 Helena ScottDemTBD9 Joe Tate†DemTBD 10 Veronica PaizDemTBD11 Donavan McKinney†DemTBD12 Kimberly EdwardsDemTBD13 Mai XiongDemTBD14 Mike McFallDemTBD15 Erin Byrnes†DemTBD16 Stephanie YoungDemTBD17 Laurie PohutskyDemTBD18 Jason Hoskins†DemTBD19 Samantha SteckloffDemTBD20 Noah ArbitDemTBD21 Kelly BreenDemTBD22 Matt Koleszar†DemTBD23 Jason MorganDemTBD24 Ranjeev PuriDemTBD25 Peter HerzbergDemTBD26 Dylan WegelaDemTBD27 Rylee Linting RepTBD28 Jamie Thompson RepTBD29 James DeSana RepTBD30 William Bruck RepTBD31 Reggie Miller†DemTBD32 Jimmie Wilson Jr.DemTBD33 Morgan ForemanDemTBD34 Nancy Jenkins-Arno RepTBD35 Jennifer Wortz RepTBD36 Steve Carra RepTBD37 Brad Paquette RepTBD38 Joey AndrewsDemTBD39 Pauline Wendzel RepTBD40 Matthew LongjohnDemTBD41 Julie Rogers†DemTBD42 Matt Hall RepTBD43 Rachelle Smit RepTBD44 Steve Frisbie RepTBD45 Sarah Lightner RepTBD46 Kathy Schmaltz RepTBD47 Carrie RheingansDemTBD48 Jennifer ConlinDemTBD49 Ann Bollin RepTBD50 Jason Woolford RepTBD51 Matt Maddock RepTBD52 Mike Harris RepTBD53 Brenda CarterDemTBD54 Donni Steele† RepTBD55 Mark TisdelRepTBD56 Sharon MacDonellDemTBD57 Thomas Kuhn RepTBD58 Ron Robinson RepTBD59 Doug Wozniak† RepTBD60 Joseph Aragona RepTBD61 Denise MentzerDemTBD62 Alicia St. Germaine RepTBD63 Jay DeBoyer† RepTBD64 Joseph Pavlov RepTBD65 Jaime Greene RepTBD66 Josh Schriver RepTBD67 Phil Green RepTBD68 David Martin RepTBD69 Jasper MartusDemTBD70 Cynthia NeeleyDemTBD71 Brian BeGole RepTBD72 Mike Mueller RepTBD73 Julie BrixieDemTBD74 Kara Hope†DemTBD75 Penelope TsernoglouDemTBD76 Angela WitwerDemTBD77 Emily DievendorfDemTBD78 Gina Johnsen† RepTBD79 Angela Rigas RepTBD80 Phil Skaggs†DemTBD81 Stephen WoodenDemTBD82 Kristian GrantDemTBD83 John FitzgeraldDemTBD84 Carol Glanville†DemTBD85 Bradley Slagh RepTBD86 Nancy De Boer RepTBD87 Will SnyderDemTBD88 Greg VanWoerkom RepTBD89 Luke Meerman†RepTBD90 Bryan Posthumus†RepTBD91 Pat OutmanRepTBD92 Jerry NeyerRepTBD93 Tim KellyRepTBD94 Amos O'NealDemTBD95 Bill G. SchuetteRepTBD96 Timothy BesonRepTBD97 Matthew BierleinRepTBD98 Gregory AlexanderRepTBD99 Mike HoadleyRepTBD100 Tom KunseRepTBD101 Joseph Fox†RepTBD102 Curt VanderWallRepTBD103 Betsy CoffiaDemTBD104 John RothRepTBD105 Ken BortonRepTBD106 Cam CavittRepTBD107 Parker FairbairnRepTBD108 David Prestin†RepTBD109 Karl BohnakRepTBD110 Gregory MarkkanenRepTBD
District 1 The incumbent Democrat Tyrone Carter, who was re-elected with 81.64% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election and fought off primary challenges from disability rights advocate Teddy Dorsette III and Jermaine Tobey. Valerie Whittaker ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. This is a rematch of the 2024 election.
District 2 The incumbent Democrat Tullio Liberati Jr., who was re-elected with 51.82% of the vote in 2024, is retiring. Frank Liberati, the incumbent's brother and a former state representative, as well as Gary Schlack, an Allen Park city councilor, ran to succeed him. Joanna Whaley, an LGBTQIA+ activist and former pastor, defeated both candidates in the August 4th primary. Whaley had received endorsements from Michigan state legislators Stephanie Chang and Laurie Pohutsky, as well as U.S. representative Sarah McBride, the organizations Run for Something and LGBTQ Victory Fund, and multiple caucuses in the Michigan Democratic Party. If elected, Joanna Whaley would become Michigan's first transgender state legislator. Ron Kokinda defeated Zacharia Ortiz in the Republican primary.
District 3 The incumbent Democrat Alabas Farhat, who was re-elected with 67.91% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. Farhat defeated primary challenges from 2025 Dearborn City Council candidate Othman Ali Alaansi and former Dearborn Board of Education member Hussein Berry. Gus Tarraf ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
District 4 The incumbent Democrat Karen Whitsett, who was unopposed in her bid for re-election in 2024, is retiring. Regina Ross defeated police officer Tyus Monroe, Krystal Larsosa, and Anthony McDonald in the Democratic primary. Everett Davis ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
District 5 The incumbent Democrat Regina Weiss, who was re-elected with 90.57% of the vote in 2024, is retiring. Candace Calloway, the daughter of Detroit city councilor Angela Whitfield-Calloway, won the Democratic primary against Crystal Bailey and Soummer Moore-Crawford. Calloway had received an endorsement from Mary Sheffield, who has served as the mayor of Detroit since 2026. Chris Venable ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
District 6 The incumbent Democrat Natalie Price, who was re-elected with 66.20% of the vote in 2024, is retiring and running for the state senate. Melanie Macey defeated David Lauer and Charlie Gandy-Thompson in the Democratic primary to replace Price. Mike Steger ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.
District 7 The incumbent Democrat Tonya Myers Phillips, who was elected with 78.91% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election and defeated primary challenges from Seema Ahmad and Oliver Gantt. Myers Phillips had received an endorsement from Detroit mayor Mary Sheffield. Reginald Moorer ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
District 8 The incumbent Democrat Helena Scott, who was re-elected with 87.53% of the vote in 2024, ran for re-election but was defeated by Chris Gilmer-Hill. Scott received an endorsement from Detroit mayor Mary Sheffield, and Gilmer-Hill was endorsed by the Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America and Michigan's Working Families Party. Also eliminated in the primary were Deanne Austin and Fedor Kinaya, who suspended his campaign after ballots had been printed.
Bruce Langran defeated Tonya Wells in the Republican primary. The Green Party selected Stephen Boyle as their nominee for the district.
District 9 The incumbent Democrat Joe Tate, who was re-elected with 93% of the vote in 2024, was originally retiring to run for U.S. Senate but dropped out. While eligible to seek re-election after dropping out of the Senate race, Tate announced in March 2026 that he would officially retire.
Multiple Democrats announced campaigns to succeed Tate, including Darryl Ervin, a previous legislative staffer, Arthur Harrington, a law student and previous staffer for Detroit city councilor Mary Waters, and Toni Mua, a previous state legislative candidate. Several more filed paperwork, including Anthony Eid, a former member of the state's redistricting commission. Notably, Harrington received endorsements from Tate and multiple other state legislators. Michele Lundgren, who ran for this district in 2022 and 2024, is the only Republican to have filed.
The Green Party chose Jahdante John Elijah Smith and the Working Class Party chose Logan Ausherman as their nominees for this district in their respective conventions. Danetta L. Simpson has also filed paperwork to run as an independent but was disqualified.
District 10 The incumbent Democrat Veronica Paiz, who was re-elected with 67.44% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. Other candidates who filed paperwork include Democrats Andrew Cyburt and Ryan Nelson, though Paiz defeated both in the primary. Republican Peter Ochs won his primary unopposed. The Working Class Party nominated Piper Willow Smith as their candidate in this race at a convention.
District 11 The incumbent Democrat Donavan McKinney, who was re-elected with 82.31% of the vote in 2024, is retiring to run for the U.S House. Macomb County commissioner Michael Howard, Kimberly Fisher, and Cranstana Brown Anderson are all seeking the Democratic nomination to succeed McKinney. Fisher later won the primary with 63% of the vote. Republican Dale Walker, who was the nominee for this district in 2024, ran again, as well as Matthew Stafford and former Warren city councilor Eddie Kabacinski. Stafford later won the primary with 54% of the vote.
District 12 The incumbent Democrat Kimberly Edwards, who was re-elected with 69.67% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. Republicans who filed for this district include Brian Hakola and Randell Shafer, with Shafer winning the primary with 58% of the vote .
District 13 The incumbent Democrat Mai Xiong, who was re-elected with 50.82% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. School bus driver Julie Leonardi ran for the Republican nomination, as well as Mark Foster and Casey Armitage, the president of Michigan Open Carry Inc. Foster won the primary with 36% of the vote.
District 14 The incumbent Democrat Mike McFall, who was re-elected with 59.06% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. McFall was being challenged in the primary by Minhaj Chowdhury, with him later winning the primary with 71% of the vote. Republican Larry Szyska won his primary unopposed. Jeff Sparling was chosen as the Green Party's nominee for this district at a convention.
District 15 The incumbent Democrat Erin Byrnes, who was re-elected with 56.29% of the vote in 2024, is retiring to run for the state senate. Democratic candidates seeking to succeed Byrnes include Jalal Abdallah, Leslie Herrick, and Gary Woronchak. Abdallah won the primary with 51% of the vote. Hassan Nehme, an electrical engineer and disqualified candidate for Michigan's 12th congressional district in 2024, won the Republican nomination unopposed.
District 16 The incumbent Democrat Stephanie Young, who was re-elected with 73.52% of the vote in 2024, is running for re-election. Brian Duggan filed for this district and won the Republican primary unopposed.
District 17