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Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Dayna Polehanki held the seat for Democrats, winning by 20.0 points over Kenneth D. Massey.
Dayna PolehankiDemocrat · winner
60.0%84,917
Kenneth D. MasseyRepublican
40.0%56,584
100% of the expected vote counted · 141,501 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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.
Dayna PolehankiKenneth D. Massey
$200.9K
Raised by the campaign
$19K
$184K
Spent by the campaign
$11.7K
$99.5K
Cash on hand
$4.9K
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.
- Dayna Polehanki
- >99%
- Kenneth D. Massey
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+22.1