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Candidate profile: Lydia Lynn Christensen

Lydia Lynn Christensen is a Libertarian candidate in Michigan’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Candidate profile: Lydia Lynn Christensen

Key takeaways

  • Christensen is listed as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate.
  • Michigan’s general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • No biography or documented policy positions are on file for Christensen.
  • No funds-raised, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • The contested race currently lists 23 candidates.

Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Lydia Lynn Christensen is listed as a Libertarian in a field of 23 candidates carrying several different party or affiliation labels.

Christensen’s official record

Christensen does not have a biography on file. Records also do not list documented policy positions or figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.

The Libertarian label is the only political affiliation recorded for Christensen. It does not establish where she stands on any particular issue, and no specific position is documented for her in the race records.

The full candidate field

The same categories of information — biography, funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand — are not on file for any of the listed candidates:

  • Andrew Kamal — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Gavin Solomon — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Robert Kovaly — TX: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Timothy E Long — UST: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Thomas Wayne Stephens — No party affiliation: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Kent Benham — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Douglas Philip Marsh — Green: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Haley Stevens — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Lydia Lynn Christensen — Libertarian: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Valerie Lee Willis — Independent: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Abdul El-sayed — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Michael J Rogers — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Travis Joseph Zollner — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Frederick Heurtebise — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Rachel Elizabeth Howard — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Genevieve Scott — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Jason Sherman — IDP: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Craig Henley MR II Johnson II — Independent: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Bernadette Smith — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Marnisha Breche Braggs — Republican: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Mallory Mcmorrow — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Joseph Allen Tate — Democrat: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
  • Gary Peters — Democrat, incumbent: No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file.

Policy positions

No documented policy positions are on file for any of the 23 candidates. That means Christensen’s views on specific federal issues cannot be described from the official record, and the same is true for every other listed candidate.

Party or affiliation labels alone are not substitutes for a candidate’s own stated positions. The records identify Christensen as Libertarian but do not connect her to a particular proposal or policy commitment.

Election timeline

The listed contest is the Michigan 2026 U.S. Senate general election. Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026. Updates to candidate records, policy statements or campaign finance filings would add information voters can use to compare the field before voting.

What to watch

  • Official updates to the candidate list
  • New campaign finance filings for any candidate
  • Candidate biographies or documented issue positions
  • Election administration updates before Nov. 3, 2026

Who's running: U.S. Senate

Election day: November 3, 2026

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