MICHIGAN — Below are updates from tonight’s election results. As a reminder, election officials have warned that votes may take longer than normal to count as mail-in ballots surge.
Update 2:16am
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has secured a second term as Michigan governor, easily defeating Tudor Dixon. The race centered on Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic, her fight to ensure abortion rights and her economic performance as a job creator. Whitmer is the first Democrat to win re-election with a Democratic President in the White House since 1950.
Proposal 22-2 which enshrines the right to vote in the Michigan Constitution passed as well.
Update 1:02am
Jenn Hill (D-Marquette) is expected to win the 109th State House District, winning in a rural area that Republicans invested in heavily.
Update 12:30am
Gongwer has called YES on Proposal 22-3 will pass enshrining abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution.
Update 11:49pm
Fox News calls the Michigan Governor’s race for incumbent Governor Gretchen Whitmer heading off a spirited campaign by a Betsy DeVos-backed election denier.
Update 11:11pm
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wins a second term beating Trump-backed election denier.
Update 11:08pm
Whitmer, Nessel and all three Proposals lead, Shri Thanedar wins first Congressional seat.
Update 10:29pm
Congressional Incumbents, Rashida Tlaib, Debbie Dingell, Lisa McClain, Tim Walberg, Haley Stevens, John Moolnaar and Jack Bergman have won re-election.
Update 10:14pm
Proposal 1 which would alter term-limits and require financial disclosure from elected officials has passed according to MIRS News.
Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has won a second term on the Supreme Court, ensuring Democratic-nominated candidates will retain the majority on the state’s highest court.
