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Michigan District 07 candidates

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Michigan District 07 roster

Michigan District 07 lists 9 public candidate profiles.

1 certified roster row for Michigan District 07 did not match a public profile.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 6
  • Green: 1
  • Independent: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 9

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenCertified ballot statusRoster sourceRetrieved
Alexandra Michele PrieditisIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072492026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
BrinkDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072562026151515October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Josh CowenDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072802026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Matthew MaasdamDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072722026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Muhammad Salman RaisDemocraticchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6MI072312026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Samuel Elyon Smeltzer BadgerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072642026101010September 25, 2026May 5, 2026September 25, 2026
Shane DedrickGreenchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI073062026222October 6, 2026September 17, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Thomas More BarrettRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH2MI071232026434343October 22, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Tom BarrettRepublicangeneral_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
William LawrenceDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI072982026222222October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for Michigan District 07: 3 rows from mi-boe.entellitrak.com. Retrieved October 18, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Alexandra Michele Prieditis, Brink, Josh Cowen, Matthew Maasdam, Muhammad Salman Rais, Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badger, Shane Dedrick, and William Lawrence.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Thomas More Barrett.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 9 profiles, including Alexandra Michele Prieditis, Brink, Josh Cowen, Matthew Maasdam, Muhammad Salman Rais, Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badger, Shane Dedrick, and Thomas More Barrett, and 1 more.
  • 9 of 9 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 9 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from September 25, 2026 to October 22, 2026.
  • 9 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 9 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from September 25, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Alexandra Michele Prieditis

Independent · U.S. House

Brink

Democrat · U.S. House

Josh Cowen

Democrat · U.S. House

Matthew Maasdam

Democrat · U.S. House

Muhammad Salman Rais

Democrat · U.S. House

Samuel Elyon Smeltzer Badger

Democrat · U.S. House

Shane Dedrick

Green · U.S. House

Thomas More Barrett

Republican · U.S. House

William Lawrence

Democrat · U.S. House

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