Democratic primary · August 4, 2026
Michigan house Democratic primary
Field of 5 Democratic candidates competing for the party's nomination. Winner advances to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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All polls · 0 results
Democratic primary pollsNo polls have been published for this primary yet. When pollsters start covering the race, individual polls will be listed here with sample size, lean, and trust signals.
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 24 total
Source · Wikipedia · 3 candidates with no endorsements yetJeremy Moss · 19Aisha Farooqi · 5
DJeremy Moss19 endorsers
Most notable · Gretchen Whitmer · governor of Michigan (2019–present)
Organizations10
Organizations · 10
- Democratic Majority for Israel
- Equality PAC
- Giffords
- Human Rights Campaign · PAC
- LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
- LiUNA · Local 1076
- Michigan Democratic Party · Jewish Caucus
- Michigan Education Association
- Sheet Metal Workers' · Local 80
- United Auto Workers · Region 1
Elected officials9
Federal 4State 4Local 1
Elected officials · 9
- Gretchen Whitmer · governor of Michigan (2019–present)
- Dana Nessel · attorney general of Michigan (2019–present)
- Jocelyn Benson · secretary of state of Michigan (2019–present)
- Hillary Scholten · MI-03 (2023–present)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet · MI-08 (2025–present)
- Mark Takano · CA-39 (2013–present)
- Ritchie Torres · NY-15 (2021–present)
- Rosemary Bayer · SD-13 (2023–present)
- David Coulter · Oakland County executive (2019–present)
DAisha Farooqi5 endorsers
Most notable · Ro Khanna · CA-17 (2017–present)
Organizations4
Organizations · 4
- CAIR Action
- Emgage · Action
- Michigan Democratic Party · Progressive Caucus
- Track AIPAC
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Ro Khanna · CA-17 (2017–present)
DAnil Kumar0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DJohn Torres0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DDon Ufford0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-02-25In the news
16 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles16
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.38
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.10 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.38
Week-over-weekshift −0.10 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 38%
Neutral 62%
38% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets38%
Neutral62%
R-leaning outlets0%
38% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Exclusive / Progressives see polling, candidate momentum in Michigan
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AAPAC endorses Alabas Farhat, Gary Schlack in Michigan House races
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Michigan Seventh Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
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AOC endorses progressive Democrat in closely watched Michigan race for US Senate seat | US midterm elections 2026
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Freep nod for Michigan's 7th U.S. House District | Endorsement
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Michigan Fourth Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
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Michigan U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
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2026 election guide: Michigan’s primary is 40 days away. See who's on the ballot
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After Trump’s endorsement of John James, what’s left of Michigan’s GOP governor race?
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Who Is Ahead in the Michigan Governor's Race? Latest 2026 Election Polls
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-02-25
Endorsements24 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage16 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks