Tag: michigan
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79% of elections in Michigan are uncontested
Of 7,903 regular elections in Michigan—6,267 (79%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 24 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Michigan has the second highest rate of…
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All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives are up for election this year
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives will take place in 2024. The general election is on Nov. 5, 2024. The primary was Aug. 6, 2024. The filing deadline was Apr. 23, 2024. All 110 seats are up for election. Democrats hold 56 seats and Republicans hold 54. If Republicans gain more than one seat,…
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School board members in California and Michigan face November recall elections
Recall elections are being held in the Reef-Sunset Unified School District in California and the Onaway Area Community School District in Michigan on November 5, 2024. The names of three board members are on the ballot in Reef-Sunset Unified, and one is on the ballot in Onaway. Two of the three Reef-Sunset Unified board members…
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Four candidates running in Michigan's Supreme Court elections on Nov. 5
Four candidates are running in two general elections for Michigan's Supreme Court on November 5. Andrew Fink and Kimberly Thomas are running for a full eight-year term. Incumbent David Viviano (R) is not running for re-election. Incumbent Kyra Harris Bolden and Patrick W. O'Grady are running in a special election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) appointed Harris Bolden in November 2022. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Bridget Mary McCormack's term, which…
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Four candidates are running in the general election for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024
Incumbent Rep. Hillary Scholten (D), Paul Hudson (R), Alexander Avery (L), and Louis Palus (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. In 2022, Scholten became the first Democrat to represent the district since 1993. She previously ran unsuccessfully in 2020 as the Democratic nominee.…
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Both candidates for Michigan Supreme Court complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Michigan Supreme Court — Andrew Fink and Kimberly Thomas — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: What are the…
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Twenty-two candidates running for Detroit Public Schools Community District school board
Twenty-two candidates are running in the November 5, general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District school board. Three of the board's seven seats are up for election. Board members are elected at large. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo is the only incumbent running for re-election. Misha Stallworth and Sonya Mays are not. The Michigan Chronicle’s Donald James…
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Michigan has most contested elections for 8th election cycle in a row
For the eighth election cycle in a row, Michigan has the highest percentage of contested state legislative elections at 99%. The lowest rate in the state, since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010, was 98% in 2010 and 2012. The highest rate was 100% in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Michigan's high contested election rate is…
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Kristen McDonald Rivet (D), Paul Junge (R) and four others are running in the general election for Michigan's 8th Congressional District
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D), Paul Junge (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election for Michigan's 8th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Dan Kildee (D) is retiring from public office. Michigan Public Radio's Steve Carmody wrote Kildee's decision to retire "marked the end of decades of Kildee family control of…
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Elissa Slotkin (D), Mike Rogers (R), and five others to compete in the general election for U.S. Senate seat in Michigan
Elissa Slotkin (D), Mike Rogers (R), and five others are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Michigan on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D), who was first elected in 2000, did not run for re-election. The Detroit Free Press' Todd Spangler said, "The last time a Senate seat was open in…