Poll Shows Gilchrist Ahead of Forlini in Michigan Secretary of State Race
A new poll from WDIV/Detroit News surveyed Michigan voters on their preference for the 2026 Secretary of State race, finding that 50.6% would vote for Democrat Garlin Gilchrist compared to 39.2% for Republican Anthony Forlini.
Detroit, MI, October 28, 2026 —
A new WDIV/Detroit News poll of Michigan voters found Democrat Garlin Gilchrist leading Republican Anthony Forlini in preferences for the state’s 2026 Secretary of State race. The poll reported that 50.6% of respondents would vote for Gilchrist, while 39.2% said they would vote for Forlini.
The reported figures put Gilchrist 11.4 percentage points ahead of Forlini. The results describe respondents’ stated preferences in the poll; they do not establish the outcome of the election.
The information provided does not include the poll’s sample size, dates of fieldwork, methodology, margin of error or details about other candidates or response options. It also does not say whether the figures reflect likely voters, registered voters or another group. Without those details, the results cannot be assessed for precision or compared with other polling on the race.
The poll offers a snapshot of voter preferences for the 2026 contest, but the available summary does not provide additional findings or explain how the responses were gathered. The figures reported are 50.6% for Gilchrist and 39.2% for Forlini; no further breakdown was supplied.
Story summarized from the original created by Samantha Sayles on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.
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