Michigan State Board of Education election, 2026

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Michigan State Board of Education
Election details
Filing deadline: April 21, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Michigan
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Michigan is holding an election for two of eight seats on the Michigan State Board of Education on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

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• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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At-large

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Michigan

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Snyder (R)	24.5	2,507,968
✔		Tom McMillin (R)	24.2	2,477,547
		Theodore Jones (D)	23.6	2,413,996
		Adam Zemke (D)	22.6	2,311,379
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	2.3	234,584
		Scott Boman (L)	1.5	152,846
		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	90,372
	Submit photo	Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	56,683

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,245,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• N. Jefferey Sparling (G)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Theodore Jones and Adam Zemke advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Theodore Jones (D)
✔		Adam Zemke (D)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Tom McMillin and incumbent Nikki Snyder advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Tom McMillin (R)
✔		Nikki Snyder (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

N. Jefferey Sparling advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		N. Jefferey Sparling (G)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Scott Boman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Scott Boman (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ted Gerrard and Christine Schwartz advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
✔		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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2022

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Pugh (D)	25.2	2,068,706
✔	Submit photo	Mitchell Robinson (D)	24.2	1,989,022
		Tami Carlone (R)	23.3	1,914,330
		Linda Lee Tarver (R)	22.8	1,873,715
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.7	135,789
		Donna Gundle-Krieg (L)	1.1	87,353
	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)	1.1	87,316
		Ethan Hobson (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	48,248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204,479
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Pugh and Mitchell Robinson advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 21, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Pamela Pugh (D)
✔	Submit photo	Mitchell Robinson (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tami Carlone and Linda Lee Tarver advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tami Carlone (R)
✔		Linda Lee Tarver (R)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Donna Gundle-Krieg and Bill Hall advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Donna Gundle-Krieg (L)
✔	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ethan Hobson advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Ethan Hobson (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)

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2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)	24.6	2,472,087
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)	23.5	2,368,523
	Submit photo	Michelle Frederick (R)	23.0	2,316,051
		Tami Carlone (R)	22.8	2,291,915
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.5	147,345
	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)	1.2	124,758
	Submit photo	Richard Hewer (L)	0.9	91,661
	Submit photo	Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)	0.8	82,700
	Submit photo	Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.8	80,299
	Submit photo	Tom Mair (G)	0.6	58,397
	Submit photo	Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.3	34,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,067,769
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ellen Lipton and Jason Strayhorn advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tami Carlone and Michelle Frederick advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tami Carlone (R)
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Frederick (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tom Mair advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Tom Mair (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Bill Hall and Richard Hewer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bill Hall (L)
✔	Submit photo	Richard Hewer (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Karen Adams and Douglas Levesque advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
✔	Submit photo	Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering and Hali McEachern advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)
✔	Submit photo	Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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