Democrats take Michigan, analysts weigh in
"We have come a long way Michigan. We are thrilled at the unexpected high voter turnout," said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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"We have come a long way Michigan. We are thrilled at the unexpected high voter turnout," said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Leaders from the Reproductive Freedom for All campaign are holding a press conference Wednesday on the passage of Proposal 3.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pledged Wednesday to "hit the ground running" and stay focused on the state's economic fortunes in her second term but also celebrated Democrats' sweep of statewide offices and voters' apparent support for the party's staunch backing of abortion rights and voting expansion.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference Wednesday, saying voter turnout from Tuesday's election is expected to break the record for the largest in Michigan's midterm election history.
Michigan's Democrat attorney general and secretary of state have won reelection, fending off challenges from Republicans who gained prominence in the state party through loyalty to former President Donald Trump and pushing his false claims of a stolen election in 2020.
Voters reelected two Michigan Supreme Court justices, maintaining the Democratic Party's 4-3 majority.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ran up big margins against Republican Tudor Dixon in Wayne County, anchored by Detroit, and got a majority of votes in Grand Rapids.
Republican challenger Tudor Dixon released a statement Wednesday morning conceding to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Democrat Hillary Scholten on Tuesday won a congressional seat being vacated by a Michigan Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump.
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday's election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue.
Results for 2022 Midterm Elections
A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America's searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday with top races around the country that will provide a key test of Joe Biden's presidency.
The race for U.S. House in Michigan's 10th District is heating up as candidates John James and Carl Marlinga made their final appeals to voters ahead of the election.
The question of abortion laws after the overturning of Roe v. Wade has made its way to the ballot for Michiganders to vote.
The Justice Department says it is monitoring 24 states to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. In the state of Michigan, the department is monitoring the election in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Pontiac and Southfield.
Democrats hope to pick up a Michigan congressional seat Tuesday anchored in a longtime GOP stronghold where a little-known Donald Trump supporter ousted an establishment Republican who voted to impeach the former president.
Detroit Now's Shaina Humphries sat down with Michigan Attorney General incumbent Dana Nessel and challenger Matt DePerno ahead of the 2022 election.
Detroit Now's Rachelle Graham sat down with Michigan Secretary of State incumbent Jocelyn Benson and candidate Kristina Karamo ahead of the 2022 election.
Lyft offering users a 50% off on rides during Election Day.
A judge ordered an Ann Arbor school to allow opponents of an abortion-rights ballot question to deliver their message over the public-address system Monday, saying a denial violated the students' free-speech rights.
A judge threw out a lawsuit Monday that challenged voting by absentee ballot in Detroit, saying a Republican candidate for secretary of state failed to produce any evidence of violations.
On Tuesday, a national doughnut chain is offering a free treat to those who get out and vote.
In Southwest Detroit, people had a variety of reasons for why they will be voting and what they believe is at stake.
A special prosecutor investigating whether the Republican candidate for Michigan attorney general and others should be charged for attempting to gain access to voting machines said Friday that no decision will be made before Tuesday's election.
At least 10 Republican candidates who won their primaries for statewide or federal office this year have claimed they were in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
