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Polls about 2026 Michigan

Every tracked poll about 2026 Michigan, newest first. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Average result

Unweighted mean across 187 matching polls

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Average result
Choice	%
Mike Rogers	43.9%
Abdul El-Sayed	43.1%
John James	38.1%
Jocelyn Benson	46.9%
Haley Stevens	36.4%
Mallory McMorrow	26.1%
Mike Cox	12.4%
Aric Nesbitt	7.9%

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Individual polls (187)

Polls, newest first
End date	Pollster	Sample	Results
9/27/2026	The Tyson Group for Alliance for a Better Future	600 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 44% Mike Rogers (R) 43%
9/24/2026	Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project	678 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 46.7% Mike Rogers (R) 42.1%
9/23/2026	co/efficient	843 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 47% John James (R) 44%
9/23/2026	co/efficient	843 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 50% Mike Rogers (R) 50%
9/22/2026	GBAO for Senate Majority PAC	800 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 48% Mike Rogers (R) 44%
9/22/2026	The New York Times/Siena University	605 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 49% Mike Rogers (R) 44%
9/22/2026	The New York Times/Siena University	605 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 48% John James (R) 43%
9/21/2026	Cygnal/Beacon Research for Michigan Enjoyer	600 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 45% John James (R) 38% Anthony Hudson (L) 3% Donna Brandenburg (O) 0% Douglas Campbell (G) 1%
9/21/2026	Cygnal/Beacon Research for Michigan Enjoyer	600 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 45% Mike Rogers (R) 40% Lydia Christensen (L) 1% Tim Long 0% Douglas P. Marsh 0% Walter P. Kristy 0%
9/20/2026	Suffolk University	500 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 47% Mike Rogers (R) 40% Lydia Christensen (L) 1% Tim Long 0% Douglas P. Marsh 0% Walter P. Kristy 1%
9/20/2026	Suffolk University	500 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 51% John James (R) 34% Anthony Hudson (L) 1% Donna Brandenburg (O) 0% Douglas Campbell (G) 2%
9/19/2026	Torchlight Strategies for Common Sense for America PAC	643 LV	Mike Rogers (R) 44.4% Abdul El-Sayed (D) 43.1%
9/17/2026	InsiderAdvantage	1,200 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 46.6% Mike Rogers (R) 44.7% Lydia Christensen (L) 1.4% Timothy Long (O) 1.1% Douglas Marsh (G) 0.8%
9/14/2026	Emerson College for Nexstar Media	1,000 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 48.2% Mike Rogers (R) 45.7% Lydia Christensen (L) 0.5% Tim Long 0.6% Douglas P. Marsh 3% Walter P. Kristy 0.3%
9/14/2026	Emerson College for Nexstar Media	1,000 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 48.6% John James (R) 41.9% Anthony Hudson (L) 1.8% Donna Brandenburg (O) 0.7% Douglas Campbell (G) 0.7%
9/14/2026	The Washington Post/George Mason University School of Policy and Government	803 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 48% Mike Rogers (R) 45%
9/14/2026	The Washington Post/George Mason University School of Policy and Government	803 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 53% John James (R) 41%
9/9/2026	Trafalgar Group	1,079 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 46.3% Mike Rogers (R) 44.8% Lydia Christensen (L) 0.8% Tim Long 0.7% Douglas P. Marsh 0.4% Walter P. Kristy 0.2%
9/6/2026	CNN/SSRS	843 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 47% Mike Rogers (R) 44%
9/6/2026	CNN/SSRS	843 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 50% John James (R) 41%
9/3/2026	Glengariff Group, Inc. for Detroit News \| WDIV-TV	600 LV	Mike Rogers (R) 45.8% Abdul El-Sayed (D) 44.4%
9/3/2026	Glengariff Group, Inc. for Detroit News \| WDIV-TV	600 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 47% John James (R) 43%
8/28/2026	Abacus Data	332 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 47% Mike Rogers (R) 42%
8/28/2026	EPIC-MRA	600 LV	Abdul El-Sayed (D) 47% Mike Rogers (R) 43%
8/28/2026	EPIC-MRA	600 LV	Jocelyn Benson (D) 45% John James (R) 41%