Michigan Voters Continue to Cast Ballots

Oct 30, 2026

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

With one week left until the General Election, 18.8% of active registered voters have cast their ballot. In Michigan, 1,392,170 ballots have been cast; of those, over 1.1 million were cast via a mail ballot.

This is the first midterm statewide general election with early in-person voting available for every Michigan voter. It opened on October 24, and as of October 27, 215,795 voters have cast a ballot at one of the locations. Early voting will continue through Sunday, November 1, for at least eight hours every day.

As of 7 a.m. on October 27:

    • 2,154,870 mail ballots have been requested, which is higher than one week prior to the 2022 election total of 1,899,273.
    • Likewise, returned ballots have grown since the last midterm election. Thus far, 1,176,375 ballots have been returned, versus 1,126,246 in 2022.

For more information, please visit mi.gov/vote.

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