Local entities are asking Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election to fill the 35th District State Senate seat vacated by Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet after her election to the U.S. Congress.

Mike Rogers is considering another run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan after Democrat Gary Peters announced retirement, with Trump's endorsement and GOP support.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters won’t run for re-election in Michigan in 2026, creating a pivotal open Senate seat in one of the most tightly divided battleground states in the U.S.

The surprise decision Tuesday again complicates for Democrats in Michigan, who will be forced to defend an open seat in the battleground state for the second straight election cycle. Peters led the Democrats' Senate campaign efforts from 2021 to 2025 and helped the party hold control of the chamber in 2022 before Republicans flipped it last year.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A surprising announcement from Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters on Tuesday. The Senator said after serving two terms in the Senate, he will not seek re-election in 2026. “It’s time for me to write a few more paragraphs in my current chapter and then turn over the reins,” said Sen. Gary Peters (D) Michigan.

With the 2024 election cycle behind us, Michigan politicos have their sights set on the state and national seats that will be up for grabs come 2026. In

The lawmakers’ statement comes a day after mid-Michigan chambers of commerce also issued a joint statement urging the governor to hold a special election.

Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters will not seek re-election to a third term when his current one expires in January 2027, leaving open a senate seat in a state Donald Trump won.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s renewed request for the Department of Justice’s case file on President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election has gone unanswered,

It certainly appears Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is playing partisan politics by not scheduling a special election in Michigan’s 35th senate district.

The proposal, which would need to be passed by voters, would also reject votes cast without photo ID in Michigan.