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State House — District 47 — Michigan 2026
Michigan 2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.
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Candidates
BJustin GriffisRepublican
Criminal defense attorney and prosecutor; decade of legal experience
FCarrie A. RheingansDemocratic
Incumbent Democratic State Representative for HD-47 (parts of Jackson and Washtenaw Counties including portions of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Scio Township). BS, MPH, and MSW from University of Michigan. Health policy expert and unionized instructor at UM School of Social Work. Former project director at Michigan Public Health Institute. All five laws she sponsored were bipartisan. Established first-in-the-nation Office of Tribal Legislative Liaison.
Communities in this district
Columbia Charter Township (Jackson Co.) · Grass Lake Charter Township (Jackson Co.) · Napoleon Township (Jackson Co.) · Norvell Township (Jackson Co.) · Summit Township (Jackson Co.) · City of Ann Arbor (Washtenaw Co.) · Ann Arbor Township (Washtenaw Co.) · City of Dexter (Washtenaw Co.) · Freedom Township (Washtenaw Co.) · Lima Township (Washtenaw Co.) · City of Manchester (Washtenaw Co.) · Manchester Township (Washtenaw Co.) · Scio Township (Washtenaw Co.) · Sharon Township (Washtenaw Co.) · Sylvan Township (Washtenaw Co.)
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