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Follow Michigan Election 2026 with race calls and live reporting from Michigan Public journalists at polling places, campaign headquarters, and vote-counting centers across the state.
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Michigan 7th District election results: William Lawrence and Tom Barrett race remains uncalled. -
Proposal E would have created a municipal utility board to direct and manage the establishment of a city-owned electricity provider. -
Voters in a state house district on the shores of Lake Michigan elected a Democrat to a seat typically held by Republicans. -
Democrat Eli Savit defeats Republican Doug Lloyd in the Michigan Attorney General race in the 2026 midterm election. -
Incumbents Megan Cavanagh and Noah Hood were elected to seats on the Michigan Supreme Court in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Garlin Gilchrist defeats Republican Anthony Forlini in the Michigan Secretary of State race in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Jocelyn Benson has defeated Republican John James in the Michigan governor's race in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democratic candidate Christina Hines and Republican candidate Michael Bouchard compete for the metro Detroit-area seat that was left open when Congressman John James announced he’s running for governor. -
Voters approved Proposal 2 in Michigan in the 2026 midterm election. Proposal 2 would regulate political spending by utilities and large government contractors. -
Voters rejected Proposal 1 in Michigan in the 2026 midterm election. Proposal 1 would have OK'd a rewrite of Michigan's constitution. -
The New Zealand mudsnail has expanded its range into southern Michigan. The mudsnail is tiny, invasive, and causes environmental harm.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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Election Day is Nov. 3, and with that comes an opportunity to display your civic participation via one of several “I Voted” stickers. Here are the options. -
People working the phone banks focused on making sure people in Wayne and Macomb counties had a plan to get to the polls and helping them create one if they didn’t already. -
Polls are open until 8 p.m. across Michigan for Election Day. Here's how to find your polling place, register to vote today and make sure your ballot counts. -
Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are competing for Michigan’s open Senate seat in a race that could help determine control of the chamber. -
Get all the information you need, including candidate interviews and where they stand on issues, for the midterm election happening Nov. 3, 2026.
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What's happening behind the scenes with absentee ballot tabulation? Also: a new music venue in west Michigan catches fire for noise complaints. And we met the creators of a film chronicling an open-water swim in memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald. -
The Detroit Zoo is seeking a renewal of its millage, and the Charles Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are seeking their first ever millage. -
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. -
Residents on this remote island say they're tired of national issues — but they'll vote on a school millage and local government races. -
Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1. Here is when to set clocks back, the history of the time change, and where permanent daylight saving time bills stand. -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking a rehearing with state utility regulators over the approval of an electric service contract for Google's hyperscale data center in Van Buren Township. -
An ad campaign targeting Black voters in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race has ties to a PR firm that was criticized for deceptive practices during the Flint water crisis. -
Cookies or bread made from scratch sound great, and raise the question of what the scratch is. -
Where Latino voters are poised to influence Michigan elections, Red Wings poised to trade star center Dylan Larkin, one visually-impaired voter shares his experience with the ballot, and we share some love for Nobel Prize-winning poet Anne Carson.
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Four more people have been charged with participating in a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials to try to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
