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State Senate — District 18 — Michigan 2026

Ionia/Montcalm/Gratiot area 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

AThomas A. AlbertRepublican

Incumbent State Senator; former State Representative and House Appropriations chair

LifeAFamilyAReligious libertyA2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tAFiscalA

FAnthony PennockDemocratic

Educator from Battle Creek; researcher, special educator, and union leader; filed May 2025 to run against Thomas Albert in SD-18

LifeFFamilyFReligious libertyD2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tFFiscalF

Communities in this district

Gunplain Township (Allegan Co.) · Leighton Township (Allegan Co.) · Martin Township (Allegan Co.) · City of Otsego (Allegan Co.) · Otsego Township (Allegan Co.) · City of Plainwell (Allegan Co.) · Trowbridge Township (Allegan Co.) · Watson Township (Allegan Co.) · City of Wayland (Allegan Co.) · Wayland Township (Allegan Co.) · Assyria Township (Barry Co.) · Baltimore Township (Barry Co.) · Barry Township (Barry Co.) · Carlton Township (Barry Co.) · Castleton Township (Barry Co.) · City of Hastings (Barry Co.) · Hastings Township (Barry Co.) · Hope Township (Barry Co.) · Irving Township (Barry Co.) · Johnstown Township (Barry Co.) · Maple Grove Township (Barry Co.) · Orangeville Township (Barry Co.) · Prairieville Township (Barry Co.) · Rutland Township (Barry Co.) · Thornapple Township (Barry Co.) · Woodland Township (Barry Co.) · Yankee Springs Township (Barry Co.) · Athens Township (Calhoun Co.) · City of Battle Creek (Calhoun Co.) · Bedford Township (Calhoun Co.) · Burlington Township (Calhoun Co.) · Convis Township (Calhoun Co.) · Emmett Township (Calhoun Co.) · Fredonia Township (Calhoun Co.) · Leroy Township (Calhoun Co.) · City of Marshall (Calhoun Co.) · Marshall Township (Calhoun Co.) · Newton Township (Calhoun Co.) · Pennfield Township (Calhoun Co.) · City of Springfield (Calhoun Co.) · Tekonsha Township (Calhoun Co.) · Boston Township (Ionia Co.) · Campbell Township (Ionia Co.) · Odessa Township (Ionia Co.) · Climax Township (Kalamazoo Co.) · Wakeshma Township (Kalamazoo Co.) · Bowne Township (Kent Co.) · Caledonia Township (Kent Co.) · City of Lowell (Kent Co.) · Lowell Township (Kent Co.) · Vergennes Township (Kent Co.)

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