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State Senate — District 1 — Michigan 2026
Wayne County - Detroit Open seat 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
BPatrick O'ConnellRepublican
Republican candidate for SD-1; previously ran for Wayne County Commission District 15 in 2020 (lost); ran as Democrat for HD-6 in 2014; party-switcher now running as Republican in deep-blue Detroit district
FJustin OnwenuDemocratic
Detroit's first Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity; attorney; adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; appointee to Whitmer's Black Leadership Council; endorsed by majority of Detroit City Council; age 29
Communities in this district
City of Detroit (Wayne Co.) · City of Ecorse (Wayne Co.) · City of Lincoln Park (Wayne Co.) · City of River Rouge (Wayne Co.) · City of Wyandotte (Wayne Co.)
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