Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Calls Special Election for State Senate Seat That ...

Gov. Whitmer calls for special election to fill vacant Michigan Senate seat, with primary set for Feb. 3

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a special election to fill a vacant Michigan Senate seat. This is for the 35th District — encompassing parts of Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sets dates for key state Senate special election

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced dates Friday for a special election for a long vacant seat in the state Senate, setting the stage for a battleground race next year that could shift power within the halls of…

Whitmer calls special election for open Michigan Senate seat after months of bipartisan pressure

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the second day of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)Updated at 4:18 p.m. Nearly eight months after U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) left her seat in the Michigan Senate to serve in Congress, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election to fill the vacant seat.  According to an announc…

Whitmer sets May special election date for vacant Michigan Senate seat

The seat has remained vacant since January.