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Winners of the 2026 ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest announced

Winning stickers will be available to voters in the November election

By Daily Press staff 3 min read

LANSING -- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, announced in a livestream, the nine winners of the 2026 'I Voted' sticker design contest.

This is the second election year the Michigan Department of State has held a statewide contest for the design of the "I Voted" sticker.

There were a total of 2,095 submissions to the contest across three entry categories: elementary/middle school, grades K-8; high school, grades 9-12; and general entry open to all Michigan residents.

From the over 2,000 submissions, the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force (CSATF), a body of college students who advise the Michigan Secretary of State's office, selected 30 designs in each category to move forward for public voting.

"As someone who loved what the 'I Voted' sticker contest brought Michigan two years ago, it was really special to be on the inside helping pick the finalists alongside my fellow task force members," said Blase Johnson, chair of the 2025-2026 Michigan Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force. "There were so many creative, beautiful, and endearing depictions of Michigan and its culture across the thousands of submissions sent in. It was easy to feel the love the artists of all ages had for this state. I'm excited to express that love myself by voting in our general election this fall and getting a sticker as a nice bonus!"

Each qualifying design was screened for AI and copyrighted material before public voting.

According to Secretary Benson, there were over 53,000 votes cast in this year’s contest by Michigan residents. These votes selected nine contest winners -- three in each category -- that will be used as the sticker designs available at polling places across the state in November.

The contestants that created the winning designs in the elementary/middle school category are Aryana Lintz of Berrien Springs, Aleymi Perez Ramos of Romulus and Naia Montgomery of Detroit.

The contestants that created the winning designs in the high school category are Lenore Coil of Saginaw , Ahmad Bazzi of Dearborn Heights and Keirsten Sturm-Richmond of Remus.

The contestants that created the winning designs in the general category are Maddie Tallman of Woodhaven, Lisa Damesworth of Redford Charter Township and Hilarie Williams of Oak Park.

In the livestream announcement of the winners, Benson said, "Thanks to the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, who came up with this contest and sorted through thousands of entries, to every person who submitted a design, and to everyone who voted for their favorite sticker - this year, we had over 53,000 votes. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who submitted a design. The sticker contest is a great way for people of all ages to participate in our democracy."

Michigan's election clerks can order the winning stickers to give to voters in the November General Election.

For more information about voting and elections in Michigan, visit mi.gov/vote.

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