Democratic
Ray Pooley
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Lisa McClain favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+23.3
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+31.22026 national environment
D+5.5Model 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 therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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