Democratic
Ray Pooley
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Lisa McClain favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+37.5
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+31.22026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Lisa McClain
Incumbent representative for MI-9. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Destiny Clayton · Green
- Kevin Vayko · Libertarian
- John Vlahos · U.S. Taxpayers
- Jim Walkowicz · Working Class
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for MI-9. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for MI-9; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Past results
Every election in Michigan's 9th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
Candidate news
Amid Urgent Demand for Oversight, Analysis Details 105 US Lawmakers Personally Invested in the AI Industry
Despite increasingly urgent calls to regulate artificial intelligence, including from industry insiders who warn of potentially catastrophic consequences, the US Congress has continued to drag its feet on meaningful legislation.A report released Friday by Slu…
Common Dreams · September 18, 2026
Republican shrugs off $450K-spend on 'sociopath' candidate: 'Gotta do what's right'
The top-ranking Republican woman in the House of Representatives brushed off concerns that her party will spend $500,000 in an effort to elect a colleague accused of violently abusing his wife and daughter. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) dismissed her colleagues' c…
Raw Story · September 6, 2026
Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 6 September 2026
The Talk ShowsSep 7th, 2026Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Energy Secretary Chris Wright; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.); Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.); Ray Washburne, co-founded the M Cr…
Freerepublic.com · September 6, 2026
Every House Member Who’s Still Not at Work After a Five-Week Vacation
The House of Representatives has returned from its five-week summer vacation, but for more than three dozen members that extended break apparently wasn’t enough.According to the House clerk, 46 lawmakers failed to make it back to Washington in time for the fi…
The New Republic · September 1, 2026
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