A new poll reveals the 2026 Senate race in Michigan will likely be a fiercely contested battle, with Republican Mike Rogers holding narrow leads in hypothetical matchups against Democrat candidates.

The poll, “conducted Jan. 2-6 for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV,” matches up Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers against three leading Democrat candidates in a bid for the seat of Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich, who is not seeking another term.

The Rogers campaign declared the poll a win, as spokeswoman Alyssa Brouillet wrote in a statement, “poll after poll continues to show that working families are rallying behind Mike Rogers.”

Rogers lost to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., by fewer than 20,000 votes in 2024.

At the head of the Democrat candidates is Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who trails with 43.7% support against Rogers’ 44.1% in a hypothetical matchup—well within the poll’s 4% margin of error. 

Stevens celebrated the........

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