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Callie Barr Challenges Incumbent Bergman in Michigan 1st District
Topic: Michigan’s 1st Congressional District (MI-01) race featuring Callie Barr challenging incumbent Bergman.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Callie Barr, a lawyer and the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 1st congressional district in 2024, is again her party's nominee in 2026, facing Republican incumbent Jack Bergman in the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan seat.
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2026 race
Callie Barr, a lawyer, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Michigan's 1st congressional district, which covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Alpena and Traverse City.
She was also the party's nominee for the district in 2024, when Republican incumbent Jack Bergman was re-elected with 59.1% of the vote.
In the 2026 Democratic primary, Barr won 58.49% of the vote, defeating Iron Mountain city councilor Kyle Blomquist (35.67%) and industrial designer Wayne Stiles (5.84%).
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Bergman, who won renomination with 74.33%, along with five candidates from the Libertarian, Constitution, Green and Working Class parties and one independent.