august primary

Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the U.S. Senate race earlier this week. If you’ve already submitted a primary ballot giving her your vote, here’s how to spoil it.

“Working people deserve a fighter in the U.S. Senate," said AFL-CIO Michigan president Ron Bieber. "Instead, Mike Rogers is lying to Michigan voters all while he supports cutting the very programs they rely on.”

Have you ever wondered why we have midterms? Didn’t we have an election two years ago? What purpose does this even serve? We’re launching a new limited-time video and newsletter series where we answer those questions and more.

Did you get your primary ballot? Are you voting in the primary? Here is a guide to the candidates for governor and U.S. Senate on each ballot and how to find your individual ballot.

Rogers served seven terms in Congress, starting in 2001 before stepping down in 2015. He lost a close U.S. Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin in 2024.

Proposal C — first championed by former city council members who lost their seats during primaries — would eliminate primaries and make Ann Arbor's elections non-partisan.

Members of a group called the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association are running for sheriff in Barry, Branch, Hillsdale, Berrien, and Allegan counties.

A slew of Democrats voiced interest in Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat when incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced last year that she would not seek a fifth term. But for a variety of reasons, the final field in the Democratic primary has boiled down to just two.

U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper, along with 8th Congressional District candidate Pamela Pugh and 13th Congressional District candidate Mary Waters face uphill fights in the August Democratic Primary.

Incumbent Rep. Dan Kildee's decision not to seek re-election in 2024 could possibly put at risk a half century of Democratic control of the seat representing Flint.