Latest Election News


  1. VIDEO: Speeches & sessions from Mackinac

    VIDEO: Speeches & sessions from Mackinac

    Watch each of the speeches and sessions from the 2013 Mackinac Policy Conference. On-demand video from the conference sessions is provided by MiVote.  INSIDE: View video

    • WATCH LIVE: Mackinac Policy Conference

      WATCH LIVE: Mackinac Policy Conference

      What really happens on Mackinac Island when the leaders of metro Detroit come together for the 2013 Mackinac Policy Conference? Here's your chance to find out! Watch live coverage from the island and view a schedule of events. INSIDE: Watch Live!

      • Controversy over Duggan's run for mayor

        Controversy over Duggan's run for mayor

        Controversy over whether Mike Duggan should be able to run for mayor of Detroit.

      • Mayor Bing will not run for second term

        Mayor Bing will not run for second term

        Mayor Dave Bing has announced he will not seek a second term as mayor of Detroit.

      • LIVE: Local election results

        LIVE: Local election results

        Tuesday is Election Day for several metro Detroit communities.

        • Drug tests for welfare recipients?

          Drug tests for welfare recipients?

          Legislation that has passed in Michigan’s House would require families show more than poverty in order to get welfare benefits.

        • Fatal shooting hours after mayoral forum

          Fatal shooting hours after mayoral forum

          Police in Detroit are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of 8 Mile Road and Gratiot on the city's east side. The shooting came just hours after a mayoral forum in Detroit where violence was a major talking point.

        • Gary Peters announces Senate run

          Gary Peters announces Senate run

          Michigan Rep. Gary Peters has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat opening up with the retirement of Carl Levin.

          • Car insurance reform fight may cost you

            Car insurance reform fight may cost you

            Two of Michigan's most prominent Republicans are fighting each other.  The battle is over a plan to reform Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance System.

          • Complete Election Maps

          Candidate Profiles


          1. Lance Enderle (D) – US House District 8

            Lance Enderle (D) – US House District 8

            Lance Enderle unsuccessfully ran for the 8 th Congressional District in 2010. Now he’s back with the same message, hoping to unseat the incumbent in 2012.

          2. Mike Rogers (R) -- U.S. House District 8

            Mike Rogers (R) -- U.S. House District 8

            Mike Rogers is the incumbent running against Democrat Lance Enderle in the 8th Congressional District.

          3. Pete Hoekstra (R) U.S. Senate

            Pete Hoekstra (R) U.S. Senate

            Republican Pete Hoekstra is challenging Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow in the race for U.S. Senate. 

          4. Debbie Stabenow (D) U.S. Senate

            Debbie Stabenow (D) U.S. Senate

             Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow is facing Republican Pete Hoekstra in the race for U.S. Senate

          5. John Dingell (D) – US House District 12

            John Dingell (D) – US House District 12

            John Dingell has represented Michigan since 1955 as a U.S. Congressman, but he says he has unfinished business and is running for a 30 th term.

          6. Cynthia Kallgren (R) House District 12

            Cynthia Kallgren (R) House District 12

            Cynthia Kallgren is facing incumbent Congressman John Dingell in the 12th Congressional District.

          More Election News


          1. After protests Santorum speaks at school

            After protests Santorum speaks at school

            It was the controversial assembly that almost didn’t happen because of its possible political nature. Wednesday former Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum addressed students at Grosse Pointe South High School.

          2. Weiner on Twitter 2 years after disgrace

            Weiner on Twitter 2 years after disgrace

            Former New York congressman Anthony Weiner has returned to the forum that led to his political downfall in 2011, launching a new Twitter account.

            • Vice President Biden speaks at Cobo

              Vice President Biden speaks at Cobo

              Vice President Joe Biden appeared in Detroit Saturday to give the keynote address at the Michigan Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner.

              • Debbie Dingell not running for Senate

                Debbie Dingell not running for Senate

                Debbie Dingell says she will not be running for the US Senate. 

                • Margaret Thatcher laid to rest

                  Margaret Thatcher laid to rest

                  Britain's Iron Lady was being laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political figure.

                  • New threats from N. Korea against South

                    New threats from N. Korea against South

                    After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered prickly new rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, which are watching closely for signs whether it will conduct a medium-range missile test in defiance of international concerns.

                    Advertisement


                    1. Background checks get more support

                      Background checks get more support

                      With the Senate set to begin debate on gun control legislation this week, a proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers picked up some key Republican support over the weekend.

                      • George W. Bush becomes a grandfather

                        George W. Bush becomes a grandfather

                        Former President George W. Bush can add another title to his resume - grandfather.

                        • Obama sending Congress 2014 budget

                          Obama sending Congress 2014 budget

                          President Barack Obama is sending Congress his long-awaited budget, an effort to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits that have soared above $1 trillion for each of the past four years.

                          • GOP, Dems reach background check deal

                            GOP, Dems reach background check deal

                            A Senate aide and a lobbyist say two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases. The agreement could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb gun violence.