Why turnout, absentee votes and redistricting could influence who becomes governor, represents Michigan in Congress and controls the Legislature.
2022 Michigan governor race
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Tudor Dixon draws big crowds, energy in uphill push for Michigan governor
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?
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Gretchen Whitmer’s final push: ‘Fundamental rights’ are at stake in Michigan
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.’
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Tudor Dixon: Michigan GOP governor candidate’s issues, biography, controversies
What to know about Tudor Dixon where she stands, how she became Republican nominee against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and how she might govern.
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Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan governor’s issues, biography, controversies
What to know about the Democrat: where she stands, her four years in office, her priorities and her race against Republican Tudor Dixon.
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Tudor Dixon- Gretchen Whitmer TV ads: What’s true, false and needs context
Both candidates for governor claim their opponent is too radical. Some ads push the limit in the days before Nov. 8 election.
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Tudor Dixon: Whitmer can’t keep school kids safe, mocks parents’ concerns
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.’
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Barack Obama rallies for Gretchen Whitmer, seeks to boost turnout in Detroit
‘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.
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Proposal 3 abortion measure generates $57M in Michigan campaign donations
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.
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Tudor Dixon in 2020: Democrats never got over Civil War, seek to ‘topple’ U.S.
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.’