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

Gov. Whitmer waited months to call an election to fill a vacant Michigan Senate seat previously held by a Democrat, prompting ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Friday calling for a special election for ...

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 ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for a special election to fill a vacant Michigan Senate seat in a letter sent to Secretary ...

The legal team for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has responded to a series of charges spelled out in a lawsuit filed earlier ...

The governor has waited more than 210 days to call a special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat, leaving 270,000 ...

More than seven months since U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet left her seat in the state Senate to serve in Congress, ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Michigan Senate, her office announced ...

The vacancy in the bay area seat, a key post in the balance of power in Lansing, had spurred outcry and even a lawsuit ahead of Whitmer's Tuesday announcement.

After months of sitting vacant, the constituents of Michigan's 35th District in the state Senate now have a date to vote for their next senator.

Gov. Whitmer is calling for a special primary election to be held on Feb. 3, 2026, and the general election to be held on May 5, 2026.