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Michigan District 09 candidates

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Michigan District 09 roster

Michigan District 09 lists 10 public candidate profiles.

1 certified roster row for Michigan District 09 did not match a public profile.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 2
  • Independent: 2
  • Republican: 2
  • Green: 1
  • Libertarian: 1
  • Other: 1
  • U.S. Taxpayers Party: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 10

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenCertified ballot statusRoster sourceRetrieved
Daltson Theodore AtwellRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092372026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Destiny ClaytonGreenchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092602026222October 6, 2026September 18, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Fernando Valdez Jr.IndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092522026666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Jasen D CartwrightIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092112026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Jim WalkowiczOtherchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2MI091782026222October 6, 2026September 16, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
John VlahosU.S. Taxpayers PartychallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092782026222October 5, 2026September 16, 2026October 5, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Kevin VaykoLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4MI091332026222October 6, 2026September 16, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Lisa McclainRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0MI1028720262,6082,6082,608October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Ray PooleyDemocraticgeneral_nomineemi-boe.entellitrak.comOctober 18, 2026
Steven Raymond PooleyDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092452026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Wyatt Bronson ClarkDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6MI092292026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for Michigan District 09: 6 rows from mi-boe.entellitrak.com. Retrieved October 18, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 9 profiles, including Daltson Theodore Atwell, Destiny Clayton, Fernando Valdez Jr., Jasen D Cartwright, Jim Walkowicz, John Vlahos, Kevin Vayko, and Steven Raymond Pooley, and 1 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Lisa Mcclain.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 10 profiles, including Daltson Theodore Atwell, Destiny Clayton, Fernando Valdez Jr., Jasen D Cartwright, Jim Walkowicz, John Vlahos, Kevin Vayko, and Lisa Mcclain, and 2 more.
  • 10 of 10 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 10 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 5, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 10 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 10 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Daltson Theodore Atwell

Republican · U.S. House

Destiny Clayton

Green · U.S. House

Fernando Valdez Jr.

Independent · U.S. House

Jasen D Cartwright

Independent · U.S. House

Jim Walkowicz

Other · U.S. House

John Vlahos

U.S. Taxpayers Party · U.S. House

Kevin Vayko

Libertarian · U.S. House

Lisa Mcclain

Republican · U.S. House

Steven Raymond Pooley

Democrat · U.S. House

Wyatt Bronson Clark

Democrat · U.S. House

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