Voter Participation Continues to Increase

Oct 23, 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.

Two weeks ahead of Election Day, 10.7% of Michigan voters have either returned their mail ballot or voted at an early voting site. Additionally, more than 2.1 million mail ballots have been requested, which is a 17% increase from two weeks before the 2022 midterm election.

Key Points:

    • 789,476 mail ballots have been returned, which is up from 771,967 at the same point in 2022.
    • 2,121,458 mail ballots have been requested, which is up from 1,810,569 in 2022.

Early voting sites open statewide on Saturday, October 24, and will be open for at least eight hours every day through Sunday, November 1. Some jurisdictions are offering extra early voting days and have opened early voting sites this week.

Michigan provides online ballot tracking at mi.gov/trackballot.

Michigan Legislative Consultants is a bipartisan lobbying firm based in Lansing, Michigan. Our team of lobbyists and procurement specialists provide a wide range of services for some of the most respected companies in America. For more on MLC, visit www.mlcmi.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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