Tag: michigan
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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…
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Curtis Hertel (D), Tom Barrett (R), and Leah Dailey (L) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Curtis Hertel (D), Tom Barrett (R), and Leah Dailey (L) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D) is running for U.S. Senate. Bridge Michigan’s Lauren Gibbons wrote the district “is split nearly down the middle politically,” and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) described the…
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Four candidates running in the general election for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District
Incumbent John James (R), Carl Marlinga (D), Mike Saliba (L), and Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. This election is a rematch of the 2022 general election, when James defeated Marlinga 48.8% to 48.3%. It was the third closest House race…
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Michigan Supreme Court rules that the legislature cannot adopt and then amend indirect citizen-initiated measures during the same session
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state legislature cannot adopt-and-amend indirect initiated state statutes, and that such actions in 2018 violated the Michigan Constitution. An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of…
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Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 6, 2024
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Michigan—Justin Amash (R), Sherry O’Donnell (R), Sandy Pensler (R), and Mike Rogers (R). Three candidates lead in campaign finance and media attention: Amash, Pensler, and Rogers. Incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D), who was first elected in 2000, is not running for re-election. Michigan pollster Richard Czuba told Michigan Bridge, “It’s going to become a particularly nasty race, from…
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Michigan sees fewest contested state legislative primaries and open seats since 2010
Michigan has 67 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a 26% decrease from 2020, the most recent cycle to also feature elections for all 110 House seats and no Senate seats. Twenty-seven of the contested primaries are for Democrats, and 40 are for Republicans. This is down 44% and 7% from 2020, respectively. Of the…
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Forty-three candidates are running for Michigan’s 13 U.S. House districts—the fewest since 2016
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Michigan was April 23, 2024. Forty-three candidates are running for Michigan’s 13 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.3 candidates per district. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Michigan and three other states—Kansas, Missouri, and…
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Thirty-six candidates are running for nine spots on the Lansing Charter Commission on May 7
Thirty-six candidates are running for nine spots on the Lansing Charter Commission on May 7. The winners will be tasked with revising and rewriting Michigan’s state capital’s city charter over the coming years. Last November, Lansing voters approved a ballot question calling for the creation of the charter commission, with 52% voting in favor. The…
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Democrats regained a majority in the Michigan House of Representatives in two special elections
Democrats regained a majority in the Michigan House of Representatives in two special elections on April 16, 2024. Mai Xiong (D) won 58.9% of the vote to Ronald Singer’s (R) 41.1% in District 13 and Peter Herzberg (D) won 59.6% of the vote to Josh Powell’s (R) 38.3% in District 25. Democrats won a 56-54…