Michiganders from city to suburb, and everything in between, cast their ballots for the primary on Tuesday. Photos by Franz Knight
Voting PHOTOS: What Michigan’s Primary Day Looks Like During a Pandemic
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Elections 7 Races We’re Watching This Michigan Primary
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Voting WATCH: Why Some Michigan Cities Were Unprepared for In-Person Voters
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Elections How Michigan’s Tuesday Primary Election Crushed Turnout Records
August 4, 2020 9:33 pm EDT
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson called the August primary "momentous." Here's why she said it served as a preview for the Presidential election in November.

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Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., center, speaks accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., left, and Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., during a news conference on healthcare, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. Democrats will call on President Donald Trump to drop his lawsuit and work with Democrats to lower prescription drug costs and expand healthcare coverage. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Elections Debbie Dingell Wins Renomination by a Wide Margin
FILE - In this combination of 2018 and 2019 file photos are, from left, Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James. James says his campaign raised $4.8 million in the last three months. The fundraising total topped first-term Democratic Sen. Peters despite Peters raising $4 million — his biggest quarterly haul to date. (AP Photos, File) Elections Both Gary Peters and John James Are Unopposed, But Their Senate Primaries Still Matter
Grand Rapids resident Karen Dunnam explains her experience with absentee voting. Voting WATCH: How Michiganders Broke Records With Absentee Ballots This Historic Primary
As the state gears up for its largest mail-in count in history, absentee ballots arrive at clerks' offices across Michigan by the bin. Photo via WSBT Voting Here’s How Michigan Is Handling the Unprecedented Number of Absentee Ballots
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Elections Everything You Need to Know About Michigan’s Biggest Congressional Battles

Two Democratic women in Michigan unseated Republican Reps. in 2018. The Republicans want those seats back.

August 6, 2020 10:47 am EDT
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Voting Why Voters in Michigan Say They Feel More Informed When Voting by Mail

When elections for offices at the local level aren't filled out in ballots, it's called "ballot roll-off," and voting by mail helped Michiganders avoid it in the August primary.

August 6, 2020 10:23 am EDT
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Opinion Debbie Dingell: Biden Will Take Care Of Your Family Like His Own. I Know From Experience.

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell shares how the vice president’s compassion for her late husband shows how he’d treat Michigan’s seniors as president of the United States.

August 5, 2020 2:48 pm EDT
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Commentary The 3 Biggest Surprises From Primary Day in Michigan

From nail-biters and blow-outs in Congressional primaries to a Legislature race still not called, here's what we found most surprising Wednesday morning.

August 5, 2020 1:18 pm EDT
Elections FILE - In an Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, Rashida Tlaib, left, then-Democratic candidate for the Michigan's 13th Congressional District, and Brenda Jones speak during a rally in Detroit. Tlaib's approach to governing as an unapologetic fighter, taking aim at the status quo alongside three other first-term congresswomen of color who make up the "squad" has made her a target of the GOP and her own party. Now the Michigan Democrat is the squad's most vulnerable member, as she faces Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones in the Aug. 4 primary. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Elections Rashida Wins Again. Michigan’s Member of ‘The Squad’ Moves Closer to a Second Term.

We look at the leadership Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has shown her constituents who helped her win by a landslide in Michigan’s primary election.

August 5, 2020 1:14 pm EDT
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Voting WATCH: Why Some Michigan Cities Were Unprepared for In-Person Voters

Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary mistakes could be November’s greatest tests.

August 5, 2020 12:26 pm EDT
Voting Michiganders from city to suburb, and everything in between, cast their ballots for the primary on Tuesday. Photos by Franz Knight
Voting PHOTOS: What Michigan’s Primary Day Looks Like During a Pandemic

Michigan voters found out Aug. 4 that the new normal for casting a ballot could be as simple as driving up to a collection box.

August 4, 2020 4:33 pm EDT
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Elections 7 Races We’re Watching This Michigan Primary

As Michiganders go to the polls, The 'Gander highlights some of the key races to watch during the August primary election from close calls to vacant seats.

August 4, 2020 2:07 pm EDT