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Michigan District 1

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Callie Barr
Democratic
1 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Jack Bergman
Republican · incumbent
99 in 100

Jack Bergman wins in 99 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Jack Bergman +14.1.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Bergman +14.2; 80 in 100 fall between Bergman +21.4 and Bergman +6.9.

Bergman +30Bergman +20Bergman +10Barr +10Barr +20Barr +30Tie

The candidates

Callie Barr
Democratic
Raised
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$769K
Through 2026-09-30
No biography on file yet.
Jack BergmanIncumbent
Republican · American politician (born 1947)

John Warren Bergman is an American politician and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Wikipedia

Raised
$2.3M
Cash on hand
$563K
Through 2026-09-30
Official website ↗
LaVeta Davenport
Green
Zebulon Featherly
Independent
Liz Hakola
Working Class
Doc Kovaly
U.S. Taxpayers
Arnett Satterla
Libertarian

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata; fundraising from the FEC (cycle-to-date, latest report).

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Polls

No public polls have tested Callie Barr against Jack Bergman yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
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Out of 100. Today: Barr 1, Bergman 99.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) R+11.0roughly 22 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Barr +2.3In 2024 they ran 4.6 pts more Democratic than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyBergman +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateBergman +14.1±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastBergman +14.1±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Callie Barr 1 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Callie Barr 1 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Callie Barr 1 in 100 (Solid R)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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