2022 Michigan governor race

With re-election wins for statewide office and key victories among the Legislature, Michigan is toward the top of the pack for women representation in state government.

Bridge’s Capitol reporting team discussed the results of Tuesday’s general election in Michigan and their implications for 2023 and beyond.

Whitmer won a second term by expanding her support in Oakland and Kent counties. She benefited from increased turnout, likely bolstered by those seeking to protect abortion rights.

Democrats sweep statewide races, flip a congressional seat and appear to have won control of the Michigan Legislature. They may have Proposal 3 and the fight for abortion rights to thank for driving voter turnout.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accepts a congratulatory call from President Joe Biden. Votes are still being counted, but the first-term Democrat has an insurmountable lead.

Here is how to find candidate information, an outline of Michigan voting regulations for the polls and answers to frequently asked questions.

Why turnout, absentee votes and redistricting could influence who becomes governor, represents Michigan in Congress and controls the Legislature.

Experts say the Republican is peaking at the right time, but started slow. Can her message of parental choice, fighting crime and cutting regulations close the gap?

As Gretchen Whitmer woos voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, the Michigan governor works to boost turnout by highlighting her work to protect voting and abortion rights and blasting the GOP as ‘too extreme.’

What to know about Tudor Dixon where she stands, how she became Republican nominee against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and how she might govern.

What to know about the Democrat: where she stands, her four years in office, her priorities and her race against Republican Tudor Dixon.

Both candidates for governor claim their opponent is too radical. Some ads push the limit in the days before Nov. 8 election.

At a Sunday rally, the GOP candidate says: ‘The only person that was governor when we had a school shooting in Michigan was Gretchen Whitmer. And I haven't seen her do anything about it.’

'Tuning out is not an option,’ the former president says, attempting to enthuse Democrats in the state’s largest city before the Nov. 8 election.

The latest campaign reports also show GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon is closing the fundraising gap with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Republican candidates for attorney general and secretary of state still trail behind the Democratic incumbents.

In a clip from a conservative show, the GOP governor candidate says Democrats saw COVID as a ‘gift’ to topple country and refers to schools as ‘government-run indoctrination centers.’

On schools, COVID restrictions and more, the truth occasionally got stretched to its limit during Tuesday’s second and last debate.

Reports released Tuesday show Michigan Families United, a super PAC backed by the west Michigan family, spent big on ads for the Republican.

The two meet for a second and final debate at 7 p.m. at Oakland University in Rochester

Whitmer wants to close Line 5, prepare for climate change, watchdog industrial polluters and update water safety. Dixon wants Line 5 open, regulations cut and a state that treats businesses like customers, not adversaries.