2026 forecast ยท Michigan State Board Of Education

Judith Pritchett and Tiffany Tilley is all but certain to win Michigan's state board of education race.

Judith Pritchett and Tiffany Tilley vs Terence Collins and Bree Moeggenberg, with Judith Pritchett; Tiffany Tilley running again. The model has Tilley ahead by 16.2 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +16.2Updated October 22, 2026
Judith Pritchett and Tiffany Tilley
Democrat
55.6%
2,760,940 projected votes
Terence Collins and Bree Moeggenberg
Republican
39.4%
1,955,528 projected votes
100%Tilley
0%Moeggenberg
Tilley all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Tilley wins about 100 of 100

Michigan State Board Of Education by county

Alcona CountyAlger CountyAllegan CountyAlpena CountyAntrim CountyArenac CountyBaraga CountyBarry CountyBay CountyBenzie CountyBerrien CountyBranch CountyCalhoun CountyCass CountyCharlevoix CountyCheboygan CountyChippewa CountyClare CountyClinton CountyCrawford CountyDelta CountyDickinson CountyEaton CountyEmmet CountyGenesee CountyGladwin CountyGogebic CountyGrand Traverse CountyGratiot CountyHillsdale CountyHoughton CountyHuron CountyIngham CountyIonia CountyIosco CountyIron CountyIsabella CountyJackson CountyKalamazoo CountyKalkaska CountyKent CountyKeweenaw CountyLake CountyLapeer CountyLeelanau CountyLenawee CountyLivingston CountyLuce CountyMackinac CountyMacomb CountyManistee CountyMarquette CountyMason CountyMecosta CountyMenominee CountyMidland CountyMissaukee CountyMonroe CountyMontcalm CountyMontmorency CountyMuskegon CountyNewaygo CountyOakland CountyOceana CountyOgemaw CountyOntonagon CountyOsceola CountyOscoda CountyOtsego CountyOttawa CountyPresque Isle CountyRoscommon CountySaginaw CountySt. Clair CountySt. Joseph CountySanilac CountySchoolcraft CountyShiawassee CountyTuscola CountyVan Buren CountyWashtenaw CountyWayne CountyWexford CountyWayneOaklandKentWashtenawGeneseeOttawaInghamKalamazooSaginawMuskegonSt. ClairMonroe
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Where the margin is won
Wayne County: Tilley +390,169Oakland County: Tilley +204,723Washtenaw County: Tilley +117,396Ingham County: Tilley +61,316Kent County: Tilley +61,253Genesee County: Tilley +42,326Kalamazoo County: Tilley +39,733Macomb County: Tilley +39,461Muskegon County: Tilley +11,588Saginaw County: Tilley +8,878Marquette County: Tilley +8,295Eaton County: Tilley +8,144Grand Traverse County: Tilley +7,153Clinton County: Tilley +3,866Leelanau County: Tilley +2,880Berrien County: Tilley +2,638Isabella County: Tilley +2,569Bay County: Tilley +1,356Benzie County: Tilley +799Calhoun County: Tilley +683Emmet County: Tilley +593Van Buren County: Tilley +146Gogebic County: Tilley +80Keweenaw County: Tilley +33Ottawa County: Moeggenberg +18,657St. Clair County: Moeggenberg +11,986Lapeer County: Moeggenberg +10,946Allegan County: Moeggenberg +8,996Hillsdale County: Moeggenberg +7,597Newaygo County: Moeggenberg +7,457Tuscola County: Moeggenberg +7,440Montcalm County: Moeggenberg +7,147Sanilac County: Moeggenberg +6,868Livingston County: Moeggenberg +6,527Barry County: Moeggenberg +6,121Monroe County: Moeggenberg +5,862St. Joseph County: Moeggenberg +5,395Ionia County: Moeggenberg +4,876Branch County: Moeggenberg +4,759Cass County: Moeggenberg +4,676Huron County: Moeggenberg +4,444Lenawee County: Moeggenberg +4,280Osceola County: Moeggenberg +4,148Wexford County: Moeggenberg +3,690Clare County: Moeggenberg +3,611Jackson County: Moeggenberg +3,564Missaukee County: Moeggenberg +3,409Gladwin County: Moeggenberg +3,372Mecosta County: Moeggenberg +3,289Gratiot County: Moeggenberg +2,873Dickinson County: Moeggenberg +2,831Ogemaw County: Moeggenberg +2,809Otsego County: Moeggenberg +2,777Delta County: Moeggenberg +2,737Kalkaska County: Moeggenberg +2,586Roscommon County: Moeggenberg +2,468Cheboygan County: Moeggenberg +2,290Oceana County: Moeggenberg +2,085Menominee County: Moeggenberg +2,061Iosco County: Moeggenberg +2,026Shiawassee County: Moeggenberg +1,962Alpena County: Moeggenberg +1,917Arenac County: Moeggenberg +1,809Montmorency County: Moeggenberg +1,745Alcona County: Moeggenberg +1,717Antrim County: Moeggenberg +1,414Crawford County: Moeggenberg +1,365Oscoda County: Moeggenberg +1,363Chippewa County: Moeggenberg +1,362Mason County: Moeggenberg +1,293Midland County: Moeggenberg +1,116Presque Isle County: Moeggenberg +1,090Lake County: Moeggenberg +961Luce County: Moeggenberg +819Mackinac County: Moeggenberg +741Schoolcraft County: Moeggenberg +735Iron County: Moeggenberg +655Baraga County: Moeggenberg +613Charlevoix County: Moeggenberg +473Ontonagon County: Moeggenberg +389Manistee County: Moeggenberg +240Alger County: Moeggenberg +183Houghton County: Moeggenberg +47
Tilley +1,016,078 net votes from 24 countiesStatewide D +16.2, a 805,409 vote marginMoeggenberg +210,669 net votes from 59 counties

Projected statewide vote

4,962,234 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Judith Pritchett and Tiffany Tilley D2,760,94055.6%
Terence Collins and Bree Moeggenberg R1,955,52839.4%
Charles Essner, William Mohr II, Christine C. Schwartz, Wissam Charafeddine, Mary Anne Hering, Kelli Monroe245,7655.0%
Total4,962,234100%

Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.

Projected vote by county

83 counties
CountyTilleyMoeggenbergOtherTotalMargin
Statewide2,760,9361,955,527245,7714,962,234D +16.2
Wayne County552,499162,33037,248752,077D +51.9
Oakland County429,025224,30234,043687,370D +29.8
Macomb County225,293185,83221,422432,547D +9.1
Kent County187,400126,14716,339329,886D +18.6
Washtenaw County155,27837,88210,065203,225D +57.8
Genesee County112,53870,2129,523192,273D +22.0
Ottawa County65,81284,4697,831158,112R +11.8
Ingham County95,50334,1876,758136,448D +44.9
Kalamazoo County82,30142,5686,507131,376D +30.2
Livingston County50,55157,0785,609113,238R +5.8
Saginaw County47,45238,5744,48390,509D +9.8
Muskegon County45,05833,4704,09282,620D +14.0
St. Clair County32,96344,9494,06081,972R +14.6
Monroe County33,82239,6843,83077,336R +7.6
Jackson County32,95836,5223,62073,100R +4.9
Berrien County36,01733,3793,61673,012D +3.6
Allegan County25,03134,0273,07762,135R +14.5
Calhoun County28,36527,6822,92158,968D +1.2
Eaton County31,49223,3482,85857,698D +14.1
Grand Traverse County30,10222,9492,76555,816D +12.8
Bay County25,98124,6252,63753,243D +2.5
Lenawee County20,44824,7282,35447,530R +9.0
Lapeer County17,02427,9702,34447,338R +23.1
Midland County20,59121,7072,20444,502R +2.5
Clinton County22,82618,9602,17843,964D +8.8
Van Buren County16,91116,7651,75435,430D +0.4
Marquette County20,86912,5741,74335,186D +23.6
Shiawassee County15,67317,6351,73635,044R +5.6
Barry County12,71318,8341,64533,192R +18.4
Ionia County11,84616,7221,49030,058R +16.2
Montcalm County10,63217,7791,48129,892R +23.9
Isabella County14,70512,1361,39928,240D +9.1
Tuscola County8,77016,2101,30226,282R +28.3
St. Joseph County9,22114,6161,24325,080R +21.5
Newaygo County8,14315,6001,23724,980R +29.9
Cass County8,85413,5301,16723,551R +19.9
Hillsdale County6,23313,8301,04621,109R +36.0
Emmet County9,9569,3631,00720,326D +2.9
Sanilac County6,19313,0611,00420,258R +33.9
Mecosta County7,68010,96997219,621R +16.8
Delta County7,62510,36293818,925R +14.5
Branch County6,33711,09690818,341R +25.9
Gratiot County6,9039,77686917,548R +16.4
Houghton County8,3068,35386717,526R +0.3
Wexford County6,0589,74882416,630R +22.2
Chippewa County7,1378,49981416,450R +8.3
Huron County5,4999,94380416,246R +27.4
Mason County6,8738,16678415,823R +8.2
Charlevoix County7,1197,59276715,478R +3.0
Leelanau County8,7015,82175615,278D +18.9
Alpena County6,1708,08774214,999R +12.8
Clare County5,1868,79772914,712R +24.6
Antrim County6,2137,62772014,560R +9.7
Cheboygan County5,6767,96671114,353R +15.9
Roscommon County5,3517,81968613,856R +17.8
Otsego County5,0897,86667613,631R +20.4
Iosco County5,4617,48767513,623R +14.9
Manistee County6,3306,57067313,573R +1.8
Dickinson County4,8517,68265313,186R +21.5
Gladwin County4,5657,93765213,154R +25.6
Oceana County5,1597,24464713,050R +16.0
Osceola County3,3007,44856011,308R +36.7
Benzie County5,6954,89655111,142D +7.2
Menominee County4,2236,28454711,054R +18.6
Ogemaw County3,7316,54053610,807R +26.0
Kalkaska County3,3105,8964809,686R +26.7
Missaukee County2,0655,4743937,932R +43.0
Arenac County2,7984,6073857,790R +23.2
Presque Isle County3,1004,1903807,670R +14.2
Gogebic County3,4593,3793577,195D +1.1
Crawford County2,7234,0883557,166R +19.1
Mackinac County2,7803,5213286,629R +11.2
Alcona County2,1553,8723136,340R +27.1
Iron County2,5773,2323036,112R +10.7
Lake County2,3323,2932945,919R +16.2
Montmorency County1,7223,4672705,459R +32.0
Alger County2,1242,3072314,662R +3.9
Oscoda County1,4022,7652174,384R +31.1
Schoolcraft County1,6372,3722094,218R +17.4
Baraga County1,5032,1161883,807R +16.1
Ontonagon County1,4191,8081683,395R +11.5
Luce County8621,6811322,675R +30.6
Keweenaw County681648691,398D +2.3

Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.

Range of outcomes

80 percent of simulations
D +23.9D +8.6D +16.2

80 percent of simulations fall between D +23.9 and D +8.6. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorD +7.6
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +22.0
Blend of every legD +13.9
With incumbency and primary unityD +17.1
With polls, none in the raceD +16.2

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +23.9 and D +8.6.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedTilleyMoeggenbergMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.