State facts
- Population
- 10,127,884 (2025 estimate; 10,079,362 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 13
- State legislature
- Senate: 38 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 110 members, 2-year terms
- Governor’s term
- Four-year term, limited to two terms in a lifetime.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Michigan now
- Governor
- Gretchen Whitmer · Democratic · since January 2019Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- U.S. senators
- Gary C. Peters · Democratic · since 2015Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Elissa Slotkin · Democratic · since 2025
- U.S. House members
- 13 seats · Democratic: 6, Republican: 7
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Michigan
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Register on Election Day
Michigan allows Same Day registration.
Official wording: “Michigan now allows Same Day registration.” — state election office, page read September 21, 2025
- Who can vote by mail
Any registered Michigan voter who is at least 18 and not serving a jail or prison sentence may apply for an absentee ballot without giving a reason.
Official wording: “Any registered Michigan voter who is at least 18 years old and is not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison may apply for an absentee ballot without providing a reason.” — state election office, page read January 14, 2026
- Request a mail ballot by
Within 14 days of an election, you may visit your local clerk's office to request and complete an absentee ballot up to 4 p.m. the Monday before Election Day.
Official wording: “If requesting an absentee ballot within 14 days of an election, you may also visit your local clerk’s office to request and complete absentee ballot anytime up to 4 p.m. the Monday before Election Day.” — state election office, page read January 14, 2026
- Mail ballot due
A signed, completed absentee ballot must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be tabulated.
Official wording: “Your signed and completed absentee ballot must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be tabulated.” — state election office, page read January 14, 2026
- ID at the polls
On arriving at a polling place, voters are asked to provide photo ID or sign an affidavit confirming their identity and eligibility to vote.
Official wording: “upon arriving at a polling place, voters are asked to provide photo ID or sign an affidavit confirming their identity and eligibility to vote.” — state election office, page read January 14, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Michigan’s election office: michigan.gov
Ballot measures1
Federal1
Statewide3
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.