Elections

Signs of antisemitism and anti-Muslim rhetoric have sprouted up throughout Michigan's U.S. Senate campaign, but political observers caution against assuming Jewish and Muslim voters will neatly line up behind Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/03/2026) In a three-sentence order, the Michigan Supreme Court today denied an appeal challenging certification of the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot committee’s proposal. The court rejected Protect MI Free Speech and James Holcomb’s request to force the Board of State Canvassers to undo its certification, saying it was “not persuaded that it should grant the requested relief.” Protect MI spokesperson John Sellek said the court

Perry Johnson unloaded $32,908,084 of his own money on his unsuccessful 2026 gubernatorial primary bid, according to the campaign's post-primary finance report due today, making it the most expensive self-funded gubernatorial primary campaign in modern Michigan history.

Michigan Victory Fund launched a second broadcast and cable television ad against Jocelyn Benson that is expected to start today across most of the designated market areas (DMAs) of Michigan.

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who suspended his independent campaign for governor in May, said on WJR Radio that he "can't imagine" ever running for elected office again. He added that he spoke to long-time Michigan State University (MSU) basketball coach Tom Izzo when the university was seeking a new president.

Democratic nominee Jocelyn Benson is holding a larger lead in the governor's race than Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has in his contest, according to a new Michigan State University (MSU) poll that shows GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers is performing better than gubernatorial nominee John James.

As U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-sayed bounced around among the different Democratic caucus meetings at Saturday's convention, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson stayed mostly out of public eyesight.

Vice President JD Vance said during a Macomb County campaign event today that there was "something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil," in addition to the event touting federal efforts to prevent non-English speakers from becoming commercial truckers.

Republican leaders in Michigan's Indian-American community claimed Abdul El-Sayed – Democrats' U.S. Senate nominee – needs to stop using the vice president's wife as his "political punching bag."

Vice President JD Vance is coming to Sterling Heights on Monday to campaign alongside three Michigan Republican candidates as the party looks to keep President Donald Trump's coalition together going into the midterms.

House Republicans voted 57-41 today to create a select committee investigating how the state reviewed petitions for the Americans for Citizen Voting ballot proposal.

Brandon Strong keeps his office desk neat and organized, but only because the different parts of his life each have their own pile.

Democratic nominee for the 7th congressional district, Will Lawrence, called flock cameras "the most un-American thing I can imagine" today, arguing the public safety benefits of the surveillance technology don't outweigh privacy concerns.

A larger-than-normal number of Green Party and Working Class Party candidates are running in November, including in several competitive congressional and legislative races where even 1% or 2% of the vote could prove consequential.

The Michigan Libertarian Party this year nominated at least two candidates with criminal records – one convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and another who served a year in federal prison for firearms offenses.

Abdul El-Sayed has an old problem.

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers hosted a “Democrats for Rogers” press conference at the house of Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit)'s mother-in-law. Whitsett won four terms in the Legislature as a Democratic candidate, but says she now doesn't identify with either party.

Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, who maintains there was voter fraud in the 2020 election, has new allegations, claiming in a video that a confidential informant provided him with “evidence” of non-citizens voting.

A disruptor briefly attempted to interfere with an event where Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was trying to engage with voters Downtown, shouting, "He's an Arab, he don't care about Black folks."

Former House Speaker Pro Tem Pamela Hornberger said Tuesday she wants to replace Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay) as the Republican nominee in the 63rd House District after he was tapped as gubernatorial nominee John James’ running mate. At least one GOP source told MIRS she may have already locked it up.