Six candidates are running for two seats on the Michigan Supreme Court on November 3, 2026. The two candidates who receive the most votes will win the nonpartisan election. All candidates run on the same ballot.
Bridge Michigan's Lauren Gibbons wrote, "The Michigan Supreme Court often has the final say on issues of critical importance, including whether laws enacted by the state Legislature are constitutional or whether ballot measures should go before voters."
In Michigan, Supreme Court candidates run in nonpartisan general elections. Political parties nominate candidates at their conventions. Democrats currently have a 6-1 majority on the court. They have held a majority since 2020. If Republicans win both seats, they would not be able to regain a majority until at least 2028. Republicans last won a seat on the court in 2018.
