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The Guardian - US
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Shrai Popat

Democrats retain control of Michigan senate with ‘overperformance’ in special election

A younger man beams widely in front of campaign posters.
Chedrick Greene speaks on Tuesday in Saginaw, Michigan. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP

Chedrick Greene, a Democratic firefighter and marine veteran, won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, allowing Democrats to retain control of the state senate for the remainder of the year.

In the race for Michigan’s 35th senate district, a constituency that former vice-president Kamala Harris won by only a single percentage point in 2024, Greene beat the Republican Jason Tunney – clinching more than 58% of the vote, compared with Tunney’s 39%, according to local results. The district includes parts of Bay and Saginaw counties, purple areas of the state.

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