MICHIGAN: DEMOCRATS SWEEP THE TOP + FLIP 3 HOUSE SEATS

🏛️ U.S. SENATE (open) ✅
🔵 Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed: 2,506,985
🔴 Mike Rogers @MikeRogersForMI: 2,171,951
El-Sayed won by 7 points. His message to Rogers: "You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope." … "enjoy your retirement." (CBS Detroit)
Rogers did not formally concede (Detroit Free Press), saying "we have a state to save." (CBS Detroit)

🏠 GOVERNOR (open) ✅
🔵 Jocelyn Benson @JocelynBenson: 2,599,985
🔴 Rep. John James @JohnJamesMI: 2,086,424
Benson won by 10.8 points — about the same as Gretchen Whitmer's 10.5 in 2022.
James: "I actually just got off the phone with Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson to congratulate her and so now I want to thank you." (Detroit Free Press)
🗳️ Turnout: 4,768,266 so far vs 4,461,972 in 2022 (+7%, ~97% counted)

🔄 THE THREE FLIPS

• MI-4: State Sen. Sean McCann @SeanAMcCann ousted longtime Rep. Bill Huizenga @RepHuizenga
• MI-7: William Lawrence @WeWill2026, 36, ousted one-term Rep. Tom Barrett (Lansing State Journal, CBS)
• MI-10 (open, James's old seat): Christina Hines @cbhines586 beat Michael Bouchard

🗳️ EVERY HOUSE SEAT

✅ MI-1: 🔴 Jack Bergman @RepJackBergman 216,960 – Callie Barr 178,381
🗳️ Turnout 403,405 vs 388,599 in '22 (+4%)
✅ MI-2: 🔴 John Moolenaar @RepMoolenaar 219,289 – Ben Ambrose 131,969
🗳️ Turnout 356,837 vs 339,521 in '22 (+5%)
✅ MI-3: 🔵 Hillary Scholten @HillaryScholten 211,061 – Terri DeBoer 152,988
🗳️ Turnout 369,388 vs 338,988 in '22 (+9%)
🔄 MI-4: 🔵 Sean McCann @SeanAMcCann (new) 185,440 – Bill Huizenga @RepHuizenga 178,741
🗳️ Turnout 369,860 vs 338,348 in '22 (+9%)
✅ MI-5: 🔴 Tim Walberg @RepWalberg 198,729 – Christian Vukasovich 129,797
🗳️ Turnout 336,325 vs 317,258 in '22 (+6%)
✅ MI-6: 🔵 Debbie Dingell @RepDebDingell 262,932 – Heather Smiley 118,422
🗳️ Turnout 389,997 vs 366,927 in '22 (+6%)
🔄 MI-7: 🔵 William Lawrence @WeWill2026 (new) 202,657 – Tom Barrett @tombarrettmi7 189,482
🗳️ Turnout 397,113 vs 372,708 in '22 (+7%)
✅ MI-8: 🔵 Kristen McDonald Rivet @McdonaldRivet 195,536 – Tom Smith 147,685
🗳️ Turnout 352,265 vs 335,829 in '22 (+5%)
✅ MI-9: 🔴 Lisa McClain @RepLisaMcClain 247,158 – Ray Pooley 137,088
🗳️ Turnout 394,730 vs 372,922 in '22 (+6%)
🔄 MI-10: 🔵 Christina Hines @cbhines586 (new) 188,078 – Michael Bouchard @BouchardforMI 162,347
🗳️ Turnout 358,665 vs 326,237 in '22 (+10%)
✅ MI-11: 🔵 Jeremy Moss @JeremyAllenMoss (new) 238,750 – Ethan Baker 144,529
🗳️ Turnout 392,301 vs 366,179 in '22 (+7%)
✅ MI-12: 🔵 Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida 247,185 – James Hooper 68,960
🗳️ Turnout 325,322 vs 277,577 in '22 (+17%)
✅ MI-13: 🔵 Donavan McKinney @DonavanMI13 (new) 209,882 – T.P. Nykoriak 54,484
🗳️ Turnout 274,324 vs 234,444 in '22 (+17%) · still counting

✅ called · 🔄 flip · AP, unofficial; 2022 official

Michigan's House delegation flips from 7–6 GOP to 9–4 Dem. 👇 Is Michigan blue again?

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