As of This Writing Complete Election Results Are Not Available in the State of Michigan
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As of this writing complete election results are not available in the State of Michigan. Several counties may not have vote counts for several hours or days. What is known is that United States Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) is down to Republican challenger John James of Farmington Hills by a very slim margin and President Donald Trump is also down to Joe Biden by a slim margin. However, it has been confirmed that the Michigan House of Representatives will remain firmly in Republican control. Uncertified election results show that the Republicans will hold a 58-52 majority in the House. House Republican candidates throughout the state outperformed pundit expectations that gave Democrats a realistic opportunity to not only pick up several House seats but also either tie or take outright control of the House. The results show something drastically different. While Democrats appear to have won two open seats in Oakland and Kalamazoo Counties, it appears that at least two incumbent House Democrats lost their reelection—Brian Elder in the 96th district and Sheryl Kennedy in the 48th district. We will forward to you the list of unofficial election results once they become available from the Secretary of State. Other election highlights include apparent wins by Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to a second term on the Michigan Supreme Court and attorney Elizabeth Welch to a first term, giving the Michigan Supreme Court a 4-3 majority of Democratic Party-nominated justices for the first time since 2010. With numerous absentee votes still being tabulated, it appears Michigan’s congressional delegation will likely remain split between seven Republicans and seven Democrats, though one seat has not yet been officially called. Republican candidate and Iraq War veteran Peter Meijer of Grand Rapids won the 3rd congressional district in a surprisingly tight race with Democratic candidate and civil rights attorney Hillary Scholten, also of Grand Rapids. In the 6th congressional district, U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) secured an 18th term in Congress after a challenge from State Representative Jon Hoadley (D- Kalamazoo). In the 8th congressional district, U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) withstood a challenge from Republican attorney Paul Junge of Brighton in a swing seat she first won in 2018 and will be returning for a second term. In the 10th congressional district, Republican Lisa McClain (R-Bruce Township) of Macomb Country will be joining Michigan’s congressional delegation after the U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell (R-Dryden Twp.) chose not to run for re-election, defeating Democrat Kimberly Bizon of Lexington. In the 11th congressional district, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-Rochester Hills) is facing a challenge in another swing seat from Republican attorney Eric Esshaki of Birmingham. While Stevens was favored to win re-election to a second term, Esshaki currently holds a small lead. However, the race has not yet been called due to a large number of absentee ballots remaining to be counted. Throughout the rest of the state, incumbent Members of Congress Jack Bergman (R- Watersmeet), Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland), Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township), Tim Walberg (R-Tipton), Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit, and Brenda Lawrence (D-Southfield) will be returning next year. The two statewide ballot proposals (Michigan Proposal 1 - Use of State and Local Parks Funds Amendment and Michigan Proposal 2 - Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment) also appear to have passed by wide margins. If you would like further detail or insight into any of these races, please do not hesitate to contact us. Karoub Associates will continue to monitor results as they become available and we will report any substantive changes to you. .