Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

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Michigan's 3rd Congressional District
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 21, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Michigan
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Likely Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Incumbent Hillary Scholten, Zachary Ketchum, J. Allen Fiorletta, and Michael Markey Jr. are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Hillary Scholten (D)
	Submit photo	Zachary Ketchum (D)
	Submit photo	J. Allen Fiorletta (R)
		Michael Markey Jr. (R)

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Candidate profiles

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• Hillary Scholten
• Michael Markey Jr.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Michigan

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• Hillary Scholten
• Michael Markey Jr.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Hillary Scholten	Democratic Party	$683,551	$299,594	$733,671	As of June 30, 2025
Zachary Ketchum	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
J. Allen Fiorletta	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Michael Markey Jr.	Republican Party	$0	$3,127	$0	As of June 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025	8/12/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Incumbent Hillary Scholten defeated Paul Hudson, Louis Palus, and Alexander Avery in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hillary Scholten (D)	53.7	225,510
		Paul Hudson (R)	43.8	183,952
		Louis Palus (Working Class Party)	1.3	5,546
		Alexander Avery (L)	1.3	5,281

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 420,289
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Incumbent Hillary Scholten defeated Salim Al-Shatel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hillary Scholten	90.6	64,546
		Salim Al-Shatel	9.4	6,665

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Paul Hudson defeated Michael Markey Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Hudson	54.7	39,410
		Michael Markey Jr.	45.3	32,678

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,088
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• J. Allen Fiorletta (R)
• Jason Ickes (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Alexander Avery advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Alexander Avery (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Louis Palus advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Louis Palus (Working Class Party)

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2022

See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Hillary Scholten defeated John Gibbs, Jamie Lewis, and Louis Palus in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hillary Scholten (D)	54.9	185,989
		John Gibbs (R)	42.0	142,229
		Jamie Lewis (L)	2.0	6,634
		Louis Palus (Working Class Party)	1.2	4,136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338,988
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Hillary Scholten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hillary Scholten	100.0	59,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

John Gibbs defeated incumbent Peter Meijer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Gibbs	51.8	54,136
		Peter Meijer	48.2	50,440

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,576
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Audra Lemons-Johnson (R)
• Gabriella Manolache (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Jamie Lewis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jamie Lewis (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Louis Palus advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Louis Palus (Working Class Party)

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2020

See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Peter Meijer defeated Hillary Scholten, Richard Fuentes, and Shannon Hogan in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Meijer (R)	53.0	213,649
		Hillary Scholten (D)	47.0	189,769
	Submit photo	Richard Fuentes (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	Submit photo	Shannon Hogan (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 403,419
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justin Amash (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Hillary Scholten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hillary Scholten	100.0	65,008

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,008
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cathy Albro (D)
• Nick Colvin (D)
• Doug Booth (D)
• Amanda Le'Anne Brunzell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Peter Meijer defeated Lynn Afendoulis, Tom Norton, Joe Farrington, and Emily Rafi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Meijer	50.2	47,273
		Lynn Afendoulis	26.1	24,579
		Tom Norton	15.8	14,913
	Submit photo	Joe Farrington	4.2	3,966
	Submit photo	Emily Rafi	3.7	3,462

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,193
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Jackson Willis (R)
• James Lower (R)
• Joel Langlois (R)

District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)

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