Incumbent: Gary C. Peters · Democrat
Haley Stevens (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 11th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Stevens (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Mallory McMorrow (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027. McMorrow (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Abdul El-Sayed (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Mike Rogers (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026. Rogers (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2001. He left office in 2015. Rogers began his political career in the Michigan State Senate, where he served from 1995 to 2000.
Joseph Tate (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027. Tate (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026. House Democrats elected Tate as the first African Americanspeaker of the Houseon November 10, 2022, and he began serving in 2023.Earlier thatNovember, Democrats won control of both the state House and Senate, turning Michigan from a divided government to a Democratic trifecta. Democrats had last controlled the House in 2010. He served as speaker until January 2024. Tate was born in 1980 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1999 and a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 2017. Tate also served in the United States Marine Corps from 2009 to 2013. Tate's career experience included working in economic development with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. Tate first won election to the Michigan House of Representativesin 2018 with 73.5% of the vote. He represented the2nd District from 2019 to 2023, until 2023 when he began representing10th District. At the time of his election as speaker in 2022, Tate served as the minority vice chair on the House Appropriations Committee. As speaker, Tate said his priorities included "uplifting Michigan families; protecting the rights of all people; ensuring workers are valued; and investing in a world-class education system, a strong infrastructure, and a thriving economy."According to Bridge Detroit, Tate said, "For me, my style has been working together in a bipartisan fashion — that’s how I’ve operated through my legislative career. We are a consensus-building institution, and I want to continue that. But I also know that the voters expressed their power by giving us the majority in the House."
Gary Peters (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Peters announced on January 28, 2025 that he would not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate. In January 2021, Sen. Majority LeaderChuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) appointed Peters as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), a national political committee and subsidiary of the Democratic Party that supports campaigns of Democratic Senate candidates. Under Peters, the DSCC added one seat to its 50-seat functioning majority in 2022 whenJohn Fetterman (D) defeatedMehmet Oz (R) in the Pennsylvania Senate race. Peters remained at the head of the DSCC for the 2024 elections. Peters did not run for a third cycle as DSCC chairman. Peters was firstelected to the Senate in 2014, the only non-incumbent Democrat to win a Senate seatthat year. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated RepublicanTerri Lynn Land55%-41% in the general election. Inhis responsestoBallotpedia's Candidate Connectionsurvey, Peters said, "In the Senate, I've passed into law legislation to help lower prescription drug costs, expand skills training opportunities to fill good-paying jobs, secure relief during the coronavirus pandemic, and to protect our Great Lakes. I'm working to rebuild our economy by pushing to expand Made in America manufacturing and supporting our small businesses. And as a leader on national security and veterans' issues, my top priority is keeping Michigan safe. I've worked with both parties to pass into law legislation to strengthen our military, and take care of our veterans by expanding apprenticeship opportunities and ensure those who are struggling with PTSD have access to the care they deserve.” Before being elected to the Senate, Peters representedMichigan's 9th Congressional District from 2009 to 2013 andMichigan's 14th Congressional District from 2013 to 2015. He also served as commissioner of the Michigan Lottery from 2003 to 2007, and in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002.
Genevieve Peters Scott (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Bernadette Smith (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Rachel Howard (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Frederick Heurtebise (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
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Justin Amash (Libertarian Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. He left office on January 3, 2021. Amash (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024. Amash was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 5, 2011. Amash ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He withdrew before the general election on November 3, 2020. He also launched a presidential exploratory committee in April 2020.After participating in Libertarian debates and forums, Amash said he would not run for president on May 16, 2020. Amash representedMichigan's 3rd Congressional Districtas a Republican from 2011 to 2019. He published an op-ed in the Washington Poston July 4, 2019, in which he said he was leaving the Republican Party to become an independent. On April 28, 2020, Amash announced that he had joined the Libertarian Partyand was running for the party's nomination for U.S. President instead of running for re-election to the U.S. House. On May 16, 2020, Amash wrote on Twitter, "After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate." Amash was the chair of the House Liberty Caucus. He said that he based his votes on "Limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty." Prior to his service in the U.S. House, Amash served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010.
Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Travis Zollner (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Nasser Beydoun (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.
Lydia Christensen (independent) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.
Sharon Savageis an officeholder of the Oscoda Area Schools, At-large in Michigan. Savage (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Andrew Kamal (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Kent Benham (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
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Peter Meijer (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. He left office on January 3, 2023. Meijer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Bensson Samuel (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2024. Samuel (independent) also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Douglas P. Marsh (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Joseph Solis-Mullen (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
James Frizzell (independent) (also known as Jim) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
