Elections

Election Audit Finds Scant Difference Between Machine, Hand Counts

Stevens Surpasses McMorrow In Fundraising - $1.9M Raised In 3rd Quarter Of '25

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 10/01/2025) U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) reported Wednesday raising more than...

Rep. Timothy Beson (R-Bay City) will not be a candidate in the special election in the Tri-Cities area-based 35th Senate District, saying that he has a "great opportunity" in the House and that he's pleased with at least two of the candidates he's met in the current Republican field.

Non-Partisan City Clerk's Race Gaining State Party's Attention

Schuette Opts Out Of SD-35; New Polling Shows 'Jumpball'

A week ago, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. said he would no longer provide the Democrats' voting list to Democrats running for municipal seats this fall if they supported independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan.

Wednesday MIRS had a one-on-one interview with second-term U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township), who's running for governor ahead of the 2026 elections.

Duggan: 'How's The Independent Candidacy Feeling Tonight?'

A collection of 35th Senate District residents have filed a lawsuit seeking an order to compel Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election to fill the 35th State Senate District.

A national poll of progressives shows the far-left is increasingly disappointed with the Democratic Party and are pushing for what they call populist policies, according to the progressive organization Our Revolution.

A total of 96 local money-related ballot proposals will be in front of voters on Tuesday, with the biggest asks coming out of three Metro Detroit communities.

Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser and former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Melvin “Butch” Hollowell did it. Five former Democratic lawmakers and two Republican lawmakers did it, too.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday that, in theory, she believes "it's a good idea" to prevent the state's two major utility companies from making political contributions, along with anyone who has a state contract valued at more than $250,000.

Gen X has more Republican or Republican-leaning voters than any other generation, according to Pew Research Center's demographic breakdown of voters. It found that 51 percent of Gen Xers are Republicans, 42 percent are Democrats and 7 percent are independent.

Among legislators' four caucus political action committees (PACs), the Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC) has the most cash on hand for mid-2025 with $4.98 million.

The U.S. Department of Justice this week asked Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to send it numbers on how many non-citizens and felons are voting in Michigan and what the state is doing to scrub out duplicate voter registrations in compliance with federal law.

President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open U.S. Senate next year, a day after U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) opted against his own run.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard said last week at a campaign event that he is not on leave from his job as partner at the law firm of Plunkett Cooney, where he is the firm's government relations, public policy and regulatory group leader.

Voter identification, ranked-choice voting, taxing the rich to pay for schools, chopping local property taxes, a referendum on tipped wages, and how renewable energy projects are sited are possible petitions that could be seen across the state this summer.