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Oakland County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Oakland County Council, Novi City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Oakland’s federal delegation includes US Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI District 6) and US Rep. Haley Stevens (MI District 11) and Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin.

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Nov 4 Jocelyn Benson Elected Michigan Governor, Defeats John James

Nov 4 Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat Over Mike Rogers

Nov 4 Michigan Rejects Constitutional Convention

Nov 4 Michigan Voters Pass Proposal 2 Limiting Utility Donations

Nov 4 Savit, Gilchrist Win Michigan AG and Secretary of State

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Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Ann Arbor

Jocelyn Benson Elected Michigan Governor, Defeats John James

Via HERE Ann Arbor: DETROIT, Mich. — Michigan voters have picked Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as the next governor, handing the Democrat a double-digit win over Republican U.S. Rep. John James in Tuesday’s election. The race was called for Benson at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday. With roughly 96% of the expected vote tallied by early morning, Benson held 54.5% […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Ann Arbor

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat Over Mike Rogers

Via HERE Ann Arbor: DETROIT, Mich. — Voters sent Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to Washington in Tuesday’s election, choosing him over Republican Mike Rogers for the state’s open Senate seat and making him the first Muslim ever elected to that chamber. The race was called at 2:27 a.m. Wednesday. With about 96% of the expected vote counted, El-Sayed had 52.5% […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Plymouth

Michigan Rejects Constitutional Convention

Via HERE Plymouth: LANSING, Mich. — Michigan will keep its constitution as it stands after voters on Tuesday soundly turned down Proposal 1, the once-every-16-years question asking whether to call a convention to rewrite it. The race was called at 9:40 p.m. By early Wednesday, with about 91% of the expected vote in, no led 73.8% to 26.2%, […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Plymouth

Michigan Voters Pass Proposal 2 Limiting Utility Donations

Via HERE Plymouth: LANSING, Mich. — Regulated utilities and big government contractors in Michigan will soon be shut out of campaign giving after voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal 2 on Tuesday. The measure was called at 9:38 p.m., shortly after polls closed. By early Wednesday, with about 91% of the expected vote counted, the yes side stood at 81.1% […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Northville

Savit, Gilchrist Win Michigan AG and Secretary of State

Via HERE Northville: DETROIT, Mich. — Democrats will keep all three of Michigan’s top elected executive offices after Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit won the attorney general race and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II captured secretary of state in Tuesday’s election. Savit beat Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd, the Republican nominee. The race was called at 2:28 a.m. […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Northville

Democrats Win Michigan House, Regain Full Control in Lansing

Via HERE Northville: DETROIT, Mich. — Democrats took back the Michigan House and held onto the state Senate on Tuesday, putting the party in charge of both legislative chambers and the governor’s office for the first time since 2024. Early Wednesday unofficial returns gave Democrats 19 Senate seats to 14 for Republicans and 51 House seats to 43, […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Lansing

Barrett, Huizenga Trail as Michigan Congress Incumbents Win

Via HERE Lansing: LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s delegation to the U.S. House looked mostly familiar after Tuesday’s election, but two Republican incumbents were trailing early Wednesday in the statewide election and one open seat remained close as counting continued. In the 7th District, Rep. Tom Barrett was behind challenger William Lawrence 51.0% to 47.8%, a gap of about […]

Nov 4, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Lansing

Cavanagh, Hood Win New Terms on Michigan Supreme Court

Via HERE Lansing: LANSING, Mich. — Both sitting justices on Michigan’s Supreme Court ballot kept their seats Tuesday. Voters returned the chief justice, Megan Cavanagh, and her colleague Noah Hood to the state’s highest court. The winners each get eight more years on the bench. Court races in Michigan appear on the nonpartisan part of the ballot, but […]

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Latest Novi Politics News — Page 4

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