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Michigan Senate District 12
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Kevin Hertel won re-election by 6.9 points over John Goldwater.
Kevin HertelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%70,513
John GoldwaterRepublican
46.4%61,404
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.4%488
100% of the expected vote counted · 132,405 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results; race call: English WikipediaUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 7:57 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kevin HertelJohn Goldwater
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$900.2K
$628.4K
Spent by the campaign
$64.1K
$195.9K
Cash on hand
$52.6K
Campaign money: Michigan Bureau of Elections, through Oct 18, 2026.
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kevin Hertel
- 79%
- John Goldwater
- 21%
- Projected margin
- D+6.0
The candidates
Kevin Hertel (D)
Incumbent, Michigan State Senate, first elected 2022John Goldwater (R)
Incumbent, Michigan State Senate, first elected 2022John Goldwater (R)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.4%