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
- ELI SAVIT
U.S Senate
- ABDUL EL-SAYED
U.S House
- 6th District: DEBBIE DINGELL (incumbent)
- 7th District: WILLIAM LAWRENCE
- 8th District: KRISTEN McDONALD RIVET (incumbent)
- 10th District: CHRISTINA HINES
- 11th District: JEREMY MOSS
- 12th District: RASHIDA TLAIB (incumbent)
Michigan Senate
- 1st Senate District: JUSTIN ONWENU
- 2nd Senate District: ABBAS ALAWIEH
- 4th Senate District: DARRIN CAMILLIERI (incumbent)
- 5th Senate District: MATT KOLESZAR (incumbent)
- 6th Senate District: MARY CAVANAGH (incumbent)
- 7th Senate District: JASON HOSKINS
- 9th Senate District: THERESA BROOKS
- 10th Senate District: NATALIE PRICE
- 11th Senate District: VERONICA KLINEFELT (incumbent)
- 12th Senate District: KEVIN HERTEL (incumbent)
- 13th Senate District: SEAN CARLSON
- 24th Senate District: DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
Michigan House
- 1st House District: TYRONE CARTER (incumbent)
- 2nd House District: JOANNA WHALEY
- 3rd House District: ALABAS FARHAT (incumbent)
- 6th House District: MELANIE MACEY
- 7th House District: TONYA MYERS PHILLIPS (incumbent)
- 10th House District: VERONICA PAIZ (incumbent)
- 11th House District: KIMBERLY FISHER
- 13th 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 McINTYRE
- 27th House District: JAIME CHURCHES
- 28th House District: SHERRY BERECZ
- 31st House District: SHANNON DARE WAYNE
- 54th House District: SARAH POUNDS
- 55th House District: ALEX HAWKINS
- 61st House District: DENISE MENTZER (incumbent)
Proposals
- Proposal 1: NO
- Proposal 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.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Every Freep endorsement in Michigan election: Governor, SOS, AG, U.S. Senate, House, state Legislature, proposals
