MI Primary Elections 2022: Follow Governor, Congressional Races

MICHIGAN — Tuesday's primary elections across Michigan see multiple competitive races, which are Michigan's first slate of elections since an independent commission redrew the state's congressional districts following the 2020 U.S. Census.

Some new districts pit incumbents against each other, while others sought new districts in new areas. The biggest statewide race Tuesday is the Republican gubernatorial primary, which sees five Republican candidates are seeking the gubernatorial nomination to challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November's general election.

Polls closed at 8 p.m.

Tudor Dixon, Ryan Kelley, Ralph Rebandt, Kevin Rinke and Garrett Soldano are vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination after numerous other Republican challenges were kicked off the ballot after officials said they forged their petition forms.

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was kicked off the ballot, is running a write-in campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Tudor Dixon held a slim lead in the race, although a majority of voters were still undecided in the Republican primary for the gubernatorial nomination, according to a Detroit News/WDIV poll.

The state's newly created 11th U.S. Congressional District is expected to be one of the most competitive battles Tuesday, as two popular Democrats, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, battle for the district. Both Democrats currently represent portions of the state's new district in the U.S. House.

Another anticipated matchup Tuesday is the state's newly created 12th U.S. Congressional District, which puts controversial U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib against Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, as well as two others.

The state's newly created 13th U.S. Congressional District might be the state's best chance to send a Black representative to the U.S. Congress, even though Republican John James is vying for the state's 10th U.S. Congressional District in the Rochester area.

The 13th District, which covers Detroit and multiple downriver communities, sees a slew of candidates-many of whom are Black, including current State Senator Adam Hollier and John Conyers III-competing for the seat.

John James, on the other hand, is seeking the newly created 10th U.S. Congressional District, which is a tough seat that includes the Rochester area and large swaths of Macomb County. James is competing for the seat after two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate.

The most competitive federal matchup in the state's primaries Tuesday outside the metro Detroit area is the 3rd U.S. Congressional District, which puts U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer and his impeachment vote for former President Donald Trump to the test.

Meijer represents the Grand Rapids area and is seeking reelection to the same district, because it remained centered in the Grand Rapids area. He will face Trump-backed nominee John Gibbs, who coincidentally was also backed by Democrats, even though Meijer joined Democrats in impeaching Trump.

Federal elections, however, are not the state's only competitive matchups in Tuesday's Primaries. Just like the Levin-Stevens matchup, two popular Democratic incumbents are vying for the state's 8th Senate seat, an area that covers much of the same territory as its federal counterpart.

The matchup puts Royal Oak Senator Mallory McMorrow against Detroit State Senator Marshall Bullock. McMorrow rose to fame and gained nationwide praise after she forcefully defended herself against a fellow state lawmaker who accused her of wanting to "groom and sexualize kindergartners."

You can find results to the state's most competitive primary matchups below when polls close:

Federal

Governor

U.S. 3rd Congressional Seat to the House of Representative

U.S. 10th Congressional Seat to the House of Representative

U.S. 11th Congressional Seat to the House of Representative

U.S. 12th Congressional Seat to the House of Representative

U.S. 13th Congressional Seat to the House of Representative

State

Michigan State Senate District 5

Michigan State Senate District 6

Michigan State Senate District 8