The Winner

If you live in Michigan's 1st U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to unofficial results from the Michigan Department of State. The Republican took about 216,960 votes, or about 53.8% of the vote, to about 178,381 votes, or about 44.2%, for Democrat Callie Barr in the Nov. 3 election, a margin of about 10 points or about 38,579 votes, according to Michigan Department of State results as of Nov. 9. The counts are unofficial and the totals may change until they are certified. The seat stays in Republican hands. ​

The Race

Callie Barr reached the general election ballot by winning the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, where she took about 62,197 votes. Three other candidates listed under other parties also ran: Arnett Satterla with about 2,761 votes, Liz Hakola with about 2,385 and Doc Kovaly with about 1,230. Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Republican before the election.

The district has about 783,000 residents and is about 89.9% white, 2.3% Hispanic, 1.2% Black and 0.6% Asian, according to Geographies data for the district. Median household income is about $64,500 and median age is about 47. About 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 4.8% and about 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

The district takes in 35 whole counties and part of Wexford County, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. They include Marquette, Grand Traverse, Chippewa, Delta and Houghton counties.

What's Next

Bergman, of Watersmeet, Michigan, according to the U.S. House Clerk, is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Michigan's vote totals remain unofficial and not yet certified.

Bergman has said he intends to use his House Armed Services Committee role to advocate for the district and has named military readiness, defense funding and oversight as priorities, according to his official House website, accessed Nov. 9 with no publication date listed.

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