2026 Michigan midterm election results, reactions as they roll in
business
Consumers expect prices to rise from time to time. But some of the biggest price increases don't show up on the price tag. Many shoppers are familiar with "shrinkflation," when companies reduce the amount of product in a package while keeping the price the same. RELATED STORY | I...
parks
El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat. Outlier Media · By Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press · Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, will become first Muslim senator...
government
Oakland County voters are narrowly supporting a millage to fund two Detroit cultural institutions preserving Black history, according to early returns. The “Yes to Our Story” campaign from the Detroit Historical Society and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is ...
Local
The Detroit Piston’s Bad Boys era was built on championship grit and a bond that went far beyond the basketball court -- but what happens when the game is over and the friendship remains? Local 4’s Karen Drew sat down with Pistons legends James “Buddha” Edwards and Rick Mahorn to...
government
The results are in and Michigan has a new governor and US Senate member, reflecting the blue Democratic wave that swept the country last night.
government
Michigan voters have named Washtenaw County Democrat Eli Savit as the state’s next attorney general, according to the Associated Press . The Ann Arbor native and University of Michigan Law School graduate earned 52% of the vote over his Republican competitor and fellow prosecutin...
News
Southeast Michigan will stay mild today, but cooler than yesterday as rain showers return to the forecast for much of the day. A cold front moving through the region will bring a brief break in the wet weather Thursday before another round of scattered showers develops late Thurs...
government
Democrats made major gains Tuesday night, reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans lost control of both the U.S. House and Senate, as voters also decided gubernatorial contests in more than two-thirds of the states....
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Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts will defeat independent challenger Dan Osborn in Nebraska's U.S. Senate race, according to The Associated Press, keeping the seat in Republican hands. Ricketts' victory maintains the GOP's hold on both of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats, which Republica...
government
Michigan voters have cast their ballots in the US Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers Contentious from the start, the race has attracted record outside spending and could decide which party controls Congress This story will be updated with the latest results as ele...
schools
Democrat Jocelyn Benson beats Republican John James in Michigan governor’s race Benson, currently the secretary of state, will replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, also a Democrat She will inherit a state with some significant challenges, including struggling schools, slug...
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Democrat Eli Savit defeats Republican Doug Lloyd in race to be Michigan’s next attorney general Savit will succeed Dana Nessel, a term-limited Democrat The Washtenaw County prosecutor enacted a series of progressive reforms in that position LANSING — Democrat Eli Savit beat Repub...
