The stage is now set for the Nov. 5 General Election after Michigan voters hit the polls on Tuesday to narrow down candidates for several local and statewide seats.

At the statewide level, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and will face Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who will hope to keep one of Michigan’s Senate set in the Democratic column after the long serving Debbie Stabenow announced her retirement.

In the Upper Peninsula, well-known former television meteorologist Karl Bohnak won the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Jenn Hill for the House of Representatives 109th District seat.

In what some consider an upset, Democratic candidate Callie Barr defeated Dr. Bob Lorinser to challenge Republican Jack Bergman, who won his primary by a large amount, for the 1st Congressional seat.

Bergman beat challenger Joshua Saul by securing nearly 80% of the vote while Barr topped Lorinser, 58.5 to 41.5 percent.

While there is still a lot of time until November, there is no better time than now to start getting prepared. We strongly recommend starting to research candidates and their positions now.

To see what is on your ballot in November, you can visit the Michigan Voter Information Center website and find the ballot for your area at https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/PublicBallot/Index.

We also highly suggest that you make sure you are registered to vote. You can register online at https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/RegisterVoter.