{"id":28203,"date":"2026-08-05T06:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28203"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:16:42","slug":"michigan-2026-live-primary-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28203","title":{"rendered":"Michigan 2026 live primary election results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates in races for governor, senator and several competitive House races across Michigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">See live election<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->results.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"RxNCg SbJgJ ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq rBLIK \">Governor<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In Michigan&#8217;s governor&#8217;s race, ABC News projects Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will win the primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The state\u2019s Democratic Senate primary has been the highest-profile race in the state, with moderate Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed competing to face off with Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Term limits prevent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from running again, leaving a wide-open race. On the Democratic side, Michigan&#8217;s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has racked up the cash advantage against Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. On the Republican side, Rep. John James hopes a Trump endorsement will bring him to victory over millionaire businessman Perry Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In House races, incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar faces a strong Democratic Socialists of America-backed primary challenger in his Detroit-area 13th District and could join the six democratic incumbents to lose their primaries so far this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Another race to watch is the democratic primary for Michigan\u2019s 7th Congressional District, which faces its own progressive vs. moderate showdown to take on first-term Republican Rep. Tom Barrett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Michigan&#8217;s primary has had very high turnout in early and absentee voting, according to state voter data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As of Tuesday morning, 18% of registered voters had cast a ballot before election day. In 2024, total primary turnout was 25% of registered voters.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Voting via absentee ballot was up significantly, with requests for absentee ballots up 68.5% compared to 2022.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Early in-person turnout is up 88.6% compared with 2024, which was the first election with early voting in the state of Michigan.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates in races for governor, senator and several competitive House races across Michigan. See live election\u00a0results. 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