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Absentee ballot numbers in Michigan show high voter turnout

Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots and 150,000 have cast ballots for the general election, which is less than a month away

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Poll: Republican James leads Democrat Marlinga in Michigan's 10th District, doing better than Dixon in suburbs

DETROIT — With about a month until Election Day, a new poll shows Republican John James leading Democrat Carl Marlinga by nearly 8 percentage points in the race for Congress in Michigan's new 10th District covering parts of Macomb and Oakland counties.

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Gretchen Whitmer on course for easy reelection victory, poll finds

GOP anger over Covid guidelines appears to be insufficient to oust incumbent

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Michigan GOP statewide candidates stick to far-right message

Candidates who have to play to their party’s base during primaries or nominating conventions often shift toward the center when the time comes to seek support from a wider range of voters for the general election

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's lead over Tudor Dixon stretches to 17 points, new poll says

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's lead over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon has reached 17 percentage points with five weeks remaining before the Nov. 8 mid-term election, according to a new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.

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EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot

A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court

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Trump news - live: Trump owes National Archives more lost records as Mary Trump says he’s plotting ‘revenge’

Trump stumps for GOP candidate for governor

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Dixon at Trump rally: 'We're still within striking distance' of Whitmer

WARREN, Mich. — Republican nominee for Michigan governor Tudor Dixon said her campaign was "within striking distance" of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as top Michigan GOP candidates claimed a Saturday night rally with former President Donald Trump would benefit them on election night.

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Trump, Michigan Republicans put faith in 'MAGA movement' at Warren rally

WARREN, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump encouraged Michigan voters to support his slate of Republican candidates during a rally in Macomb County on Saturday, saying they could "save the day" in the battleground state.

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Trump set to return to Michigan, looks to energize his base for November

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Michigan Saturday with Republicans in the state hoping he can motivate his base of supporters and help secure Macomb County, a key area the GOP needs to win in November.

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

TROY, Mich. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon used the 2020 kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to attack the Democratic incumbent during speeches on Friday, remarks that quickly drew a backlash.

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GOP rival quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Michigan governor hopeful makes light of Whitmer kidnap plot

The Republican candidate for Michigan governor has compared Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s policies to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Democratic incumbent

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

TROY, Mich. — Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon joked during a Friday campaign event about the 2020 kidnapping plot against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a remark that quickly drew criticism.

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Governor's races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Governor’s races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections

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Republican candidate for governor offers to send reporter pornography to help define what it is

‘I did not expect to have a gubernatorial nominee define ‘pornography’ at a press conference but nothing about this election cycle has made sense,’ reporter says

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Michigan GOP nominee says Plan B should be ‘stopped at the border’ like fentanyl - after admitting he doesn’t know what it is

The GOP attorney general nominee said the legality of contraception sales to adults should be left to the states

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Biden campaigns for Whitmer in Detroit, slams Dixon's position on abortion

DETROIT — President Joe Biden attended a Michigan Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday afternoon with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after his visit to the Detroit auto show.

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Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate

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Michigan lieutenant governor candidate removes photo featuring militia movement flag

LANSING, Mich. — Shane Hernandez, the Republican nominee to be Michigan's lieutenant governor, posted and then deleted a photo of himself with the flag of an anti-government militia movement in the background on Saturday.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has 26 times the campaign cash Tudor Dixon does

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reported Thursday having $14 million available in her campaign fundraising account, 26 times the total disclosed by her Republican opponent Tudor Dixon, $523,930.

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Michigan GOP nominates Hernandez for lieutenant governor at occasionally combative convention

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Republicans officially set their ticket of candidates for November at an occasionally combative convention Saturday in downtown Lansing, where former state Rep. Shane Hernandez was selected as the party's nominee for lieutenant governor.

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Republicans thought they had midterms in the bag. Voters just rejected them again

Tuesday’s special election in New York state was more evidence that voters are furious about Republican attacks on abortion rights – and going to the polls to boost Democrats

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Trump backs Shane Hernandez for lieutenant governor in Michigan, says state's Republicans 'must unite'

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump on Monday touted GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon's lieutenant governor pick Shane Hernandez and called on Michigan Republicans to "work together" ahead of a convention that some party members fear could turn contentious.

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Tudor Dixon, running mate make campaign debut in Michigan

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon campaigned with her new running mate, Shane Hernandez, for the first time Saturday at the Oakland County Republican Party's eighth annual Dream Cruise party.

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