And if elected in 2026 would turn 80 his first week in office.

Third times are seldom the charm. (Or fourth ones; he first ran for Congress in 2002 and lost to Candice Miller, after being Macomb County Prosecutor since the 1980s). It's possible that a blue wave or opinion shift in 2026 could do the trick, but even if it did he likely wouldn't hold it for too long.