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Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. - Michigan's leader in providing Capitol news coverage.
- Grand Rapids-area attorney Elizabeth Welch (@WelchForJustice) has won election to the Michigan Supreme Court. It gives Democratic-nominated justices 4-3 majority on high court in 2021.
- MIRS CALLS: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat over Mike Rogers by narrow margin after final votes from Kalamazoo County puts her ahead and 129 precincts from Democratic heavy Wayne County outstanding.
- U.S. Sen. @GaryPeters will win reelection over John James by a thin margin. His 11,000-vote margin only gets larger as Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint processes more AV ballots.
- Proposal 3, which puts into the Constitution abortion rights, has passed in Michigan.
- MIRS CALLS: Justice Kyra Bolden and U-M Law Professor Kimberly Ann Thomas have won election to the Michigan Supreme Court. The partisan-nominated split will be 6 Democrats to 2 Republicans.
- Here's the scene at MSU's Brody Hall, where 200 students are still in line, more than two hours after polls closed.
- MIRS CALL: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wins a second term over Republican Kristina Karamo.
- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing) wins re-election in MI-7 after big showing in Ingham County.
- Dennis Denno wins final Michigan State University trustee race. Democrats sweep all eight statewide education posts.
- Sen. Winnie Brinks becomes first female Senate Majority Leader in Michigan history.
- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin wins re-election on the back of 52,000-vote margin in Ingham County.
- MIRS CALLS: Attorney General Dana Nessel has won re-election against Republican Matt DePerno.
- Replying to @MIRSnewsCORRECTION: Mitchell DID NOT resample in new poll that now shows Harris, Slotkin +2. He acknowledges Detroit, women and African Americans under sampled. "Every poll we conducted --- including this one --- was weighted exactly the same."
