It's not hard to spot some important clues for why Harris lost a few extra votes that a candidate like Elissa Slotkin didn’t.

A report listing people who cast ballots in Michigan alongside multiple addresses had a formatting error. It wasn't proof of voter fraud.

Michigan Democrats have one last chance to wield their legislative majorities to pass bills opposed by Republicans. Their agenda remains unclear.

Trump supporters trust their candidate over experts or critics — they believe he can deliver on promises of lower prices, a closed border and more.

Michigan's top election official touted a successful 2024 election and said tabulation is mostly complete, earlier than it was four years ago.

Analysts predict Trump's policies will benefit oil companies and warn they also could lead to price increases.

Working-class voters, people of color and immigrants voted in lower numbers or moved to Trump, and national party leaders ignored local organizers.

Eight years ago, Republican nominee Donald Trump carried Michigan by the slimmest of margins, two-tenths of a percentage point, riding a wave of populist anger and general indifference toward the major party candidates on his way to the White House.

Michigan Republicans are reclaiming a portion of the state government, breaking the Democratic Party's trifecta that developed after the 2022 midterms.

At least 87 people drowned in the Great Lakes this year, and more than half of the deaths happened in Lake Michigan, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.

While Michigan Supreme Court seats are nonpartisan, candidates are nominated at state party conventions. Democratic justices currently hold a 4-3 majority on the Court. Republicans can gain a 4-3 majority if both O'Grady and Fink win.

Representative Elissa Slotkin, a centrist with strong national security credentials, won the contest to succeed the retiring Senator Debbie Stabenow.