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State Senate — District 5 — Michigan 2026
Wayne County - Canton, Plymouth, Westland area 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
BEstelle OlianskyRepublican
Republican candidate for SD-5; previously ran for Plymouth-Canton Board of Education in 2014 (lost); minimal public policy record for state-level office
FMatt KoleszarDemocratic
Fourth-term State Rep (District 22); former middle/high school teacher; House Education Committee chair
Communities in this district
Canton Township (Wayne Co.) · City of Garden City (Wayne Co.) · City of Inkster (Wayne Co.) · City of Plymouth (Wayne Co.) · Plymouth Township (Wayne Co.) · City of Westland (Wayne Co.)
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