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AP: Cambensy leads Wagner in 109th

MARQUETTE -- Unofficial election results from the AP report that incumbent Democratic 109th District State Rep. Sara Cambensy has 57% of votes with 98% of precincts reporting. Cambensy garnered 26,180 votes, while Republican challenger Melody Wagner received 19,230 votes for 42% of the total.

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters wins reelection

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters won reelection Wednesday, defeating Republican challenger John James in a tight race. The 61-year-old Peters continued Democrats' dominance of Senate elections in the battleground presidential state. Republicans have won just once there since the 1970s, despite having spent heavily to try to unseat Peters in one of their few pickup opportunities. Peters is a former congressman, state lawmaker, lottery commissioner and investment adviser who served in the Navy Reserve. He ran by emphasizing his bipartisan work, his ranking ...

Experts: Police brutality, racism pushing hard on Black anxiety

WARREN, Mich. — The events of 2020 already had Eddie Hall on edge. Then, the troubles of a nation in turmoil landed on Hall's doorstep in suburban Detroit in September when racist graffiti was scrawled on his pickup truck and shots were fired into his home after his family placed a Black ...

Breaking: First local results reported

Tilden Township Supervisor: Fred Van Luven (D) won the race for Tilden Township Supervisor in Tuesday’s general election. Van Luven received 416 votes, defeating opponent(s) Lori K. Kulju (R) who garnered 225 votes during Tuesday’s election. Humboldt Township Clerk: Sarah Etelamaki (R) won the race for Humboldt Township Clerk in Tuesday’s general election. Etelamaki received 221 votes, defeating opponent(s) Ashley Lancour who garnered 91 votes during Tuesday’s election. Humboldt Township Trustee: Peter Koski (R) and Jeffreg Ogea (D) won the two open seats for Humboldt ...

Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict

WASHINGTON — After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans today decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily ...

Trump, Biden square off in first debate

President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn't condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a "left-wing" problem and telling one far-right extremist group to "stand back and stand by." "Almost everything I see is from the left ...