U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, Michigan District 10
Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.
2-year term. Open seat: no incumbent is running. The district covers southern Macomb County, including Warren, Sterling Heights and Clinton Township, along with part of eastern Oakland County, including Rochester and Rochester Hills. The seat is open because Republican Rep. John James is running for governor. In the Aug. 4, 2026 primaries, Michael Bouchard Jr. won the Republican nomination with about 72% of the vote (Robert Lulgjuraj had withdrawn but stayed on the ballot), and Christina Hines won the Democratic nomination with about 47% over Eric Chung and former Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel. Five candidates are printed on the general election ballot.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Michael Bouchard Jr.
Captain, Army National GuardBouchard, a Republican, is an Army captain and paratrooper who has served nearly a decade, including a deployment to Iraq, and is the son of Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard. He is running on manufacturing jobs, border security, lowering costs and a back-to-basics approach to schools.
Christina Hines
Attorney; former assistant prosecutorHines, a Democrat who grew up in Warren, is a former prosecutor who led the special victims unit in the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office. She is running on lowering costs, health care access, protecting Social Security and ethics rules for members of Congress.
Kirby is the Working Class Party nominee for Michigan's 10th District, chosen at the party's June 2026 convention; she was also a party candidate in 2020, for the 9th District, and in 2024. In her 2020 candidate statement she described herself as a longtime Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee and union activist.
Nkromo is the Green Party nominee for Michigan's 10th District, listed on the state's official general election candidate listing and the Green Party of Michigan's 2026 candidate page. No biography or campaign platform was found in the sources reviewed.
Saliba is the Libertarian Party nominee for Michigan's 10th District, listed on the state's official general election candidate listing. No biography or campaign platform was found in the sources reviewed.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Michael Bouchard Jr. Republican | Christina Hines Democratic | Andrea L. Kirby Working Class | Kwabena Nkromo Green | Mike Saliba Libertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Supports President Trump's efforts to protect Michigan manufacturing and wants to cut regulations on small businesses. | Supports strategic tariffs but wants Congress to reassert authority over trade; supports legislation against grocery price gouging and surveillance pricing. | Her party's 2026 nominating statement focuses on wars, inflation, a lack of decent jobs for young people and a worsening standard of living. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Health Care | Supports letting people choose low-cost, high-quality, transparent health coverage; opposes what he calls a one-size-fits-all government program. | Says health care is a human right; supports capping premiums and out-of-pocket costs, negotiating more drug prices, banning surprise bills and strengthening the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Education | Supports a Parents' Bill of Rights and refocusing schools on reading, writing, math and science. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Elections & Democracy | No public position found yet | Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, a lifetime lobbying ban for former members, and overturning Citizens United. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Energy & Environment | To lower gas prices, supports ending the conflict with Iran, temporarily suspending state and federal gas taxes, opening pipelines such as Keystone and Line 5, and adding refinery capacity. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Immigration | Supports finishing the border wall, restoring the Remain in Mexico policy, ending catch-and-release and deporting immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Public Safety | No public position found yet | Says she will seek resources for law enforcement to prevent violent crime and protect children and seniors online. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Social Security & Medicare | No public position found yet | Says she will work to protect and fully fund Social Security for current and future retirees. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |