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Michigan Senate District 17
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Jonathan Lindsey won re-election by 21.6 points over Ashleigh Baker.
Jonathan LindseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%65,769
Ashleigh BakerDemocrat
39.2%42,432
75% of the expected vote counted · 108,201 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 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.
Ashleigh BakerJonathan Lindsey
$5.4K
Raised by the campaign
$140.5K
$2.8K
Spent by the campaign
$76K
$2.6K
Cash on hand
$67.4K
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.
- Ashleigh Baker
- <1%
- Jonathan Lindsey
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+22.5