T.P. Nykoriak, a Republican international trade analyst and perennial candidate, is his party's 2026 nominee in Michigan's 13th congressional district against Democrat Donavan McKinney, a state representative.
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2026 race
T.P. Nykoriak, an international trade analyst and perennial candidate, is the Republican nominee in Michigan's 13th congressional district, a Wayne County seat that includes most of Detroit and the cities of Taylor and Romulus.
Nykoriak won the Republican primary with 99.48% of the vote after policy analyst Martell D. Bivings and Raphiel King were disqualified. On the Democratic side, incumbent Shri Thanedar lost his primary to state representative Donavan McKinney, who took 51.70% of the vote to Thanedar's 47.91%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Nykoriak faces McKinney along with Constitution Party candidate Chris Dardzinski, Green Party candidate Raelynn Light and Working Class Party candidate Simone R. Coleman.