Michigan special election to decide state Senate control and give clues about fall midterms

Special election for control of Michigan's state Senate may offer fall midterm clues

A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences.

Michigan Special Election to Decide State Senate Balance of Power

As voters in the state's 35th District decide a special election that could shift power during Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's final year in office, control of the Michigan Senate hangs in the balance Tuesday.

Special Election to Decide Michigan State Senate Control

Associated Press: “A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences, determining whether Democrats retain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final months of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.”

Under-the-radar race will decide Michigan Senate control in Whitmer's final year

Michigan voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in the state Senate’s 35th District to cast ballots that will decide the chamber’s balance of power for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s (D-MI) final year in office. Democrats currently hold a 19-18 seat advantage in the Michigan Senate, with one vacant seat after state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet left the state chamber for the U.S. House in January 2025. If Republicans can flip the former Democratic seat…

Michigan Senate control at stake in election. Other issues on ballot

A special state Senate race and a variety of property tax and school bond issues are at stake Tuesday in select elections around Michigan.

Special election in Michigan’s 35th District could decide Senate control

Voters in Michigan's 35th Senate District will decide on a special election that will determine control of the chamber for the rest of the year.