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Michigan's 6th district: 2026 House race

Michigan's 6th district is held by Debbie Dingell (Democratic). Debbie Dingell leads in reported fundraising with $1.2M. Forecasters rate it Safe D.

1candidates in the race
$1.2Mraised by candidates in the race
DEMincumbent party
Safe Dforecaster consensus
Candidates and money1 on file
Candidates
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCash
Debbie DingellDEMIncumbent$1.2M$1.1M$415K

Also on the November ballot, with no FEC campaign record on file: Heather Smiley (Republican), Timothy Teagan (Libertarian), Mike Mickevicius (Constitution), Clyde Shabazz (Green of the United States), Linda Rayburn (Working Class).

Ballot status: nominees as listed on Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA), matched to FEC records by name.

Reported Source: FEC, through each candidate's latest filing. Open this race on FEC.gov

Forecasts and ratingsnational odds + who rates this race

Consensus (median of 5): Safe D Estimate

Forecaster ratings
ForecasterRatingDate listedNote
Cook Political ReportSafe D2026-05-13dated
Inside ElectionsSafe D2026-05-21dated
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D2026-05-26dated
Decision Desk HQSafe D2026-07-14dated
The EconomistSafe D2026-05-22dated

Ratings are each publisher's own, compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The date is the one listed there; a rater may have changed its call since, and “dated” means more than 45 days old. Open the forecaster for its current rating.

No Polymarket market was found for this race.

Open each forecaster for its current rating and method.

National picture: Democrats 90.5% to control the House on Polymarket Estimate. See all forecasts.

Last time (2024)D +27.0

Debbie Dingell won by 27.0 points, with 453,306 votes counted.

2024 result
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Debbie DingellDemocratic281,16262.0%
Heather SmileyRepublican158,65835.0%
Clyde K. ShabazzGreen7,9631.8%

Reported Results as compiled in Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), top three shown. Under the district lines used in 2024.

Who lives hereCensus survey data
District portrait
MeasureValue
Population771,301
Median age39.0
Median household income$97,063 ±$1,186
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or more52.6%
White, not Hispanic68.6%
Black, not Hispanic9.6%
Asian, not Hispanic10.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.4%
Homes lived in by their owners69.3%
People below the poverty line10.1%
Born outside the U.S.13.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020-2024 5-year estimates, district lines of the 119th Congress, fetched 2026-10-15. These are survey estimates with margins of error; the Bureau publishes the error for each figure.

Public attention in this race1 candidate with an article
Attention
CandidatePartyViews, 30 daysShare
Debbie DingellDEM10,047100%

Reported English Wikipedia page views, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13. Only candidates with an article are counted; views show curiosity, not support.

Data on this page5/6 complete
Data coverage
DataStatusDetail
NomineesHave itlisted on Wikipedia, matched to FEC
Campaign financeHave itFEC filings through 07/15/2026
Forecaster ratingsHave it5 forecasters
Prediction marketMissingno market found
2024 resultHave itsame district lines
Financial disclosuresHave it1 of 1 candidates read

So you can see what we have and what we do not. Missing is never treated as zero.

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