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Michigan District 6

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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · incumbent
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Heather Smiley
Republican
0 in 100

Debbie Dingell wins in 100 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 Debbie Dingell +37.9.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Dingell +37.9; 80 in 100 fall between Dingell +30.6 and Dingell +45.2.

Smiley +30Smiley +20Smiley +10Dingell +10Dingell +20Dingell +30Tie

The candidates

Debbie DingellIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Heather Smiley
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Michael Mickevicius
U.S. Taxpayers
Linda Rayburn
Working Class
Clyde Shabazz
Green
Timothy A. Tegan
Libertarian

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Debbie Dingell against Heather Smiley 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
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Dingell 100, Smiley 0.

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) D+12.0roughly 24 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Dingell +0.6In 2024 they ran 1.3 pts more Democratic than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyDingell +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateDingell +37.9±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastDingell +37.9±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Debbie Dingell 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Debbie Dingell 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Debbie Dingell 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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