DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Jeff Cooley

Lost the 2026 race for Michigan House District 35.

Last margin
−41.8
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Cooley has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Cooley won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Michigan House District 35GeneralLostJennifer Wortz (R)29.1%R+41.8$7.7KR+47.7+5.9

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Cooley’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$7.7K

Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Jeff Cooley For House 35 Committee
State
Active

Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 3:38 PM ET

Who Cooley has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)