Follow along Nov. 9 after the Nov. 8 vote for live updates on Michigan's election news, including analysis from Twitter and cable networks, and updates from Bridge Michigan reporters across the state.
With re-election wins for statewide office and key victories among the Legislature, Michigan is toward the top of the pack for women representation in state government.
Whitmer won a second term by expanding her support in Oakland and Kent counties. She benefited from increased turnout, likely bolstered by those seeking to protect abortion rights.
Democrats sweep statewide races, flip a congressional seat and appear to have won control of the Michigan Legislature. They may have Proposal 3 and the fight for abortion rights to thank for driving voter turnout.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accepts a congratulatory call from President Joe Biden. Votes are still being counted, but the first-term Democrat has an insurmountable lead.
Experts say the Republican is peaking at the right time, but started slow. Can her message of parental choice, fighting crime and cutting regulations close the gap?
As Gretchen Whitmer woos voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, the Michigan governor works to boost turnout by highlighting her work to protect voting and abortion rights and blasting the GOP as ‘too extreme.’
At a Sunday rally, the GOP candidate says: ‘The only person that was governor when we had a school shooting in Michigan was Gretchen Whitmer. And I haven't seen her do anything about it.’
The latest campaign reports also show GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon is closing the fundraising gap with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Republican candidates for attorney general and secretary of state still trail behind the Democratic incumbents.
In a clip from a conservative show, the GOP governor candidate says Democrats saw COVID as a ‘gift’ to topple country and refers to schools as ‘government-run indoctrination centers.’
