Frantic Week in Tight Michigan Senate and Gubernatorial Races as Election Day Closes In

• October 20, 2026

Mike Rogers smiling and clapping in front of a campaign backdrop for his U.S. Senate run that reads Lets Get to Work.

Michigan Republican senatorial candidate Mike Rogers (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

Michigan is entering the critical and final stretch of the midterm campaign, with key races deciding which party controls the Senate and who will be running the state during the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

This week features a Fox News town hall, a second Senate debate, the start of early in-person voting, and visits from both Trump and former President Barack Obama.

Both the Senate as well as gubernatorial race are Michigan’s biggest in decades, with polls suggesting they could be close.

Monday, Sean Hannity moderated a town hall with GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers and GOP gubernatorial nominee John James during prime time to give them platforms to address current issues in Michigan.

Senate candidates Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed are scheduled to meet for their final debate Wednesday night in Detroit.

The first debate earlier this month was highly combative, with each of them firing personal attacks, interrupting, and engaging in clashes over Iran, tariffs, Israel, and immigration, as both candidates sought to paint the other as dishonest and out of touch with Michigan voters.

With an open Senate seat and polling showing a dead heat, Republicans see Michigan as one of their best opportunities to flip Michigan’s currently blue Senate seat in the final weeks of the campaign. Democrat Sen. Gary Peters steps down in January.

Both parties are deploying major national figures in the closing weeks. Obama is set to campaign in Detroit for Democrat candidates.

Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Oct. 25, backing Republican candidates.

This week in Michigan, online and mail voter registration is coming to a close. Early voting locations are opening across the state, and absentee ballots are already being returned.

Caroline Berkness

Caroline Berkness is an intern at the Daily Signal.

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