Every Freep endorsement in Michigan election: Governor, SOS, AG, U.S. Senate, House, state Legislature, proposals
The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board has endorsed the following candidates in statewide races and for seats in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties in the Nov. 3 general election. Given the large number of contests,…
The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board has endorsed the following candidates in statewide races and for seats in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties in the Nov. 3 general election. Given the large number of contests, only viable candidates in competitive races were invited to interview for our endorsement.
Some seats are not competitive this year, either because one party has such a strong advantage in a particular district or because a challenger has little chance against a strong incumbent. In some cases, we're affirming a previous endorsement of a successful primary candidate or incumbent.
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Michigan Governor
JOCELYN BENSON
Secretary of State
GARLIN GILCHRIST II
Attorney General
ABDUL EL-SAYED
6th District: DEBBIE DINGELL (incumbent)7th District: WILLIAM LAWRENCE8th District: KRISTEN McDONALD RIVET (incumbent)10th District: CHRISTINA HINES11th District: JEREMY MOSS12th District: RASHIDA TLAIB (incumbent)
Michigan Senate
1st Senate District: JUSTIN ONWENU2nd Senate District: ABBAS ALAWIEH4th Senate District: DARRIN CAMILLIERI (incumbent)5th Senate District: MATT KOLESZAR (incumbent)6th Senate District: MARY CAVANAGH (incumbent)7th Senate District: JASON HOSKINS9th Senate District: THERESA BROOKS10th Senate District: NATALIE PRICE11th Senate District: VERONICA KLINEFELT (incumbent)12th Senate District: KEVIN HERTEL (incumbent)13th Senate District: SEAN CARLSON24th Senate District: DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
Michigan House
1st House District: TYRONE CARTER (incumbent)2nd House District: JOANNA WHALEY3rd House District: ALABAS FARHAT (incumbent)6th House District: MELANIE MACEY7th House District: TONYA MYERS PHILLIPS (incumbent)10th House District: VERONICA PAIZ (incumbent)11th House District: KIMBERLY FISHER13th House District: MAI XIONG (incumbent)14th House District: MIKE McFALL (incumbent)16th House District: STEPHANIE A. YOUNG (incumbent)17th House District: LAURIE POHUTSKY (incumbent)19th House District: SAMANTHA STECKLOFF (incumbent)20th House District: NOAH ARBIT (incumbent)22nd House District: LISA McINTYRE27th House District: JAIME CHURCHES28th House District: SHERRY BERECZ31st House District: SHANNON DARE WAYNE54th House District: SARAH POUNDS55th House District: ALEX HAWKINS61st House District: DENISE MENTZER (incumbent)
Proposal 1: NOProposal 2: Coming soon
Don't see your district or candidate? Here's why
Given the large number of candidates running in metro Detroit races, we invited the most viable candidates in competitive races to interview for our endorsement.Some seats are not competitive this year, either because one party has such a strong advantage in a particular district or because a challenger has little chance against a strong incumbent.Some candidates who are invited to interview opt not to seek the Free Press endorsement.
How to vote
Local clerks mailed absentee ballots to Michigan voters Sept. 24. Registered voters may cast ballots early, in person, across the state from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 ‒ check with your local clerk for your city's early voting start date, location of early voting sites and absentee ballot dropboxes. And, of course, you can vote ‒ and register to vote ‒ in person on Nov. 3, Election Day.
