Michigan State House District 26
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dylan Wegela Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Chris DobisRepublicanDylan WegelaDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Dylan Wegela (D) 65.7, Jeff Gorman (R) 34.3
- Last election
- Dylan Wegela (Democratic) won by 31.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: DobisRight column: Wegela
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeWegelaNo published score for Dobis
- Races
- None listed
- Won 2 of 2
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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- Dylan WegelaIncumbentDemocratic
- Chris DobisRepublican
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 41,333
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDylan WegelaWon Democratic 27,16265.7% RepublicanJeff Gorman Republican 14,17134.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,191
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDylan WegelaWon Democratic 20,47067.8% RepublicanJames C. Townsend Republican 9,72132.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,163
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim EllisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,20863.7% RepublicanChris Meister Republican 18,95536.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,815
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim EllisonWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,96268.5% RepublicanAl Gui Republican 12,85331.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,118
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim EllisonWon Democratic 26,78559.4% RepublicanRandy Levasseur Republican 18,33340.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,132
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim TownsendWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,75561.0% RepublicanGreg Dildilian Republican 11,37739.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,232
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim TownsendWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,09460.4% RepublicanMark Bliss Republican 15,50235.9% LibertarianJames Young Libertarian 1,6363.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,837
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim TownsendWon Democratic 15,49053.7% RepublicanKen Rosen Republican 13,34746.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,359
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarie DoniganWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,00361.7% RepublicanMichael Goodman Republican 15,47134.1% LibertarianJames K. Young Libertarian 1,8854.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,493
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarie DoniganWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,07962.2% RepublicanKevin Konczal Republican 12,35734.8% LibertarianJames K. Young Libertarian 1,0573.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,411
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarie DoniganWon Democratic 22,78049.1% RepublicanCarlo P. Ginotti Republican 20,95445.1% OtherDale Savage Other 1,5293.3% LibertarianSara L. Sjoberg Libertarian 1,1482.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,477
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid T. WoodwardWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,05860.5% RepublicanJosh West Republican 11,69737.2% GreenDan Karam Green 7222.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,818
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam CallahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,41358.8% RepublicanWilliam Nearon Republican 15,40538.7% LibertarianKeith Edwards Libertarian 1,0002.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,099
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam CallahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,57259.7% RepublicanBarbara Urban Republican 11,65537.5% LibertarianKeith Edwards Libertarian 8722.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,354
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam CallahanWon Democratic 19,83151.7% RepublicanPeter Lund Republican 17,34345.2% OtherKeith Edwards Other 8112.1% OtherBeverley Bloedel Other 3691.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,717
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTracey YokichWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,10052.3% RepublicanTom Ulrich Republican 14,74345.1% LibertarianKeith Edwards Libertarian 6261.9% OtherBeverley Bloedel Other 2480.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,675
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTracey YokichWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,63850.7% RepublicanPeter Lund Republican 20,82146.6% LibertarianKeith Edwards Libertarian 8701.9% OtherBeverley Bloedel Other 3460.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,392
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave JayeWon(incumbent) Republican 16,68853.2% DemocraticBill Browne Democratic 13,63243.4% LibertarianDavid Weidner Libertarian 1,0723.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,514
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave JayeWon Republican 21,80852.5% DemocraticBill Browne(incumbent) Democratic 19,09046.0% LibertarianDavid Weidner Libertarian 6151.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,470
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill BrowneWon Democratic 11,25150.1% RepublicanDave Jaye Republican 11,21849.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,683
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDoug CarlWon Republican 23,08564.7% DemocraticMary Ellen Parrott(incumbent) Democratic 12,34134.6% LibertarianMark Sellers Libertarian 2560.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,109
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary Ellen ParrottWon Democratic 14,03751.8% RepublicanMary Holmes Republican 13,07148.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,619
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirby HolmesWon Republican 22,28252.3% DemocraticKenneth Beaussaert Democratic 20,33747.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,300
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKenneth J. DebeaussaertWon Democratic 14,98653.0% RepublicanLarry Lick Republican 13,31247.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,968
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirby HolmesWon(incumbent) Republican 19,03456.0% DemocraticTimothy R. Kaltenbach Democratic 14,93344.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,012
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirby HolmesWon(incumbent) Republican 12,53954.5% DemocraticGeorge Safie Democratic 10,47345.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,871
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirby HolmesWon Republican 15,80458.8% DemocraticByron E. Nichols Democratic 11,06741.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,586
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1971)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew McNeelyWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,15790.2% RepublicanStanley Richard Tucker Republican 1,4299.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,210
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1971)
Michigan House of Representatives District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew McNeelyWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,210100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Michigan State House District 26, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mi/house/26. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mi/sldl:26
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026