Candidate profile: Thomas Wayne Stephens

Michigan’s 2026 U.S. Senate election

Michigan’s U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The race is contested and includes 23 candidates with several different party labels, as well as candidates listed as independent or with no party affiliation.

Thomas Wayne Stephens is listed with no party affiliation. No documented policy positions are on file for Stephens or any of the other candidates in the race.

Candidates in the race

• Andrew Kamal — Republican. Kamal is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Gavin Solomon — Republican. Solomon is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Robert Kovaly — TX. Kovaly is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Timothy E Long — UST. Long is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Thomas Wayne Stephens — no party affiliation. Stephens is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Kent Benham — Republican. Benham is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Douglas Philip Marsh — Green. Marsh is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Haley Stevens — Democrat. Stevens is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Lydia Lynn Christensen — Libertarian. Christensen is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Valerie Lee Willis — Independent. Willis is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Abdul El-sayed — Democrat. El-sayed is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Michael J Rogers — Republican. Rogers is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Travis Joseph Zollner — Democrat. Zollner is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Frederick Heurtebise — Republican. Heurtebise is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Rachel Elizabeth Howard — Democrat. Howard is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Genevieve Scott — Republican. Scott is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Jason Sherman — IDP. Sherman is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Craig Henley MR II Johnson II — Independent. Johnson is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Bernadette Smith — Republican. Smith is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Marnisha Breche Braggs — Republican. Braggs is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Mallory Mcmorrow — Democrat. Mcmorrow is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Joseph Allen Tate — Democrat. Tate is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
• Gary Peters — Democrat, incumbent. Peters is one of the candidates in Michigan’s contested U.S. Senate general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

Positions, biographies and campaign finance

No candidate in the field has a documented policy position or biography on file. Campaign finance totals for money raised, money spent and cash on hand are also not on file for any of the 23 candidates.

That means Stephens’ official record establishes the candidate’s name, lack of party affiliation, the office being sought and the election date. It does not establish where Stephens stands on issues in the Senate race.