Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Michigan — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Democrat · open seat

Democrat
Abdul El-Sayed
68%
Republican
Mike Rogers
32%
ForecastLean D
Projected margin
D+3.8
80% range
R+7.2 to D+14.8
Partisan lean
Even
Uncertainty multiplier
1.28×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 58%Fundamentals 42%
Polling average
D+2.7
Fundamentals
D+8.3
Blended
D+4.5
Similar-race shift
+1.4
Poll–fundamentals gap
5.6 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
16
Distinct pollsters
12
Most recent
August 17, 2026
Democrat
46.7%
Republican
44.0%
Undecided / other
9.3%
Spread between polls
3.9 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
Even
Elasticity
0.98
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.6
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+6.9

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