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Michigan Senate District 36
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Michele Hoitenga won re-election by 32.2 points over Mark Yonkman.
Michele HoitengaRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%89,678
Mark YonkmanDemocrat
33.9%46,042
31% of the expected vote counted · 135,720 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.
No DemocratMichele Hoitenga
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Raised by the campaign
$64.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$66.9K
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Cash on hand
$20.6K
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.
- Mark Yonkman
- <1%
- Michele Hoitenga
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+29.2