Health Reporter @BridgeMichigan
Michigan, USA
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First stop: Huntington Woods where Lauren Slutsky, a self described lifetime Democrat, is standing outside campaigning for Mike Rogers. She said Abdul El-Sayed “hasn't proven that he will stand against antisemitism and hate.”
In Huntington Woods, Michigan’s most concentrated Jewish community and a reliable blue stronghold, at least 1 in 7 voters who backed Democrat Jocelyn Benson for governor also voted for Republican Mike Rogers for Senate. In the rest of Oakland County, it was about 1 in 100.
Updates from the Michigan Department of State on Election Day as of 6 p.m.:
AV requests: 2,190,252
AV returns: 1,807,696 (86%)
Same Day registrations: 11,289
Michigan election officials are confirming reports of an unfounded bomb threat made at a high school in Gibraltar that is a Brownstown Twp. polling center. An alternative location was set up nearby "without massive interruption" before election activities resumed at the school.
An election worker in Hamtramck told me turnout today looks more like a presidential race than a midterm.
It's also the most beautiful Election Day I've seen in years: clear skies and 74°. Temps are usually in the mid-50s this time of year.
Detroit school board candidate Katrina Brown is talking with people in line to vote and passing out flyers. State law prohibits campaigning within 100 feet of a polling place.
Scenes from Election Day from me and the team at @BridgeMichigan bridgemi.com/michigan-politi…
Updates from the Michigan Department of State on Election Day as of 3 p.m.:
AV requests: 2,188,613
AV returns: 1,776,490
Same Day registrations: 5,728
Previous same-day voter registrations on Election Day:
Nov. 2022: 15,737
Nov. 2024: 21,882
Michigan Department of State officials are briefing media on reports that DOJ monitors are "doing things outside of their legal scope" in Dearborn and Flint, like asking poll workers about their training or asking for copies of their training materials.
Updates from the Michigan Department of State on Election Day as of 1 p.m.:
AV requests: 2,187,787
AV returns: 1,756,313
Same Day registrations: 3,892
Steven Gold, co-founder of the Jews for Abdul campaign, gets a mix of responses for his sign in Huntington Woods, where he lives.
Updates from the Michigan Department of State on Election Day as of 10 a.m.:
AV Ballots requested: 2,186,828
AV Ballots returned: 1,717,369
Early Voting: 750,467
Same-day voter registration: 1,032
Covering elections tomorrow for @BridgeMichigan. I'll be in Oakland and Wayne counties. Keep me in the loop!
Support for "Medicare for All" is polling at its highest level in years, according to KFF. Affordability and healthcare costs are top voter concerns heading into the midterms.
Health insurance is getting pricier for about 400,000 Michiganders who buy their own coverage on HealthCare.gov. State regulators approved an average 14.2% rate hike for 2027, and some insurers will rise 24% or more.
