2018 General Election: Results In Michigan

MICHIGAN — Michigan saw record turnouts across precincts for the 2018 General Election.

There were reports of snafus along the way, including power outages, malfunctioning machines, 100-person standstills and ballot confusion all across metro Detroit Tuesday, but reports say this election is expected to break records in voter turnout as Michigan elected its next governor, pass on three proposals and a weighed in on slew of local elections.

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Here's a look at the results from key races we were watching:

Governor's race:

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was declared the next governor around 10 p.m., the first race called in Michigan. She won with 53 percent of the vote versus Republican Bill Schuette's 44 percent with 93 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting.

Read the full story and watch her first speech here.

U.S. Senate race:

Early results first showed Republican John James in the lead, but Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow took the lead and is the winner, the New York Times reported. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, she won 52 percent of the vote over James' 46 percent.

Read the full story here.

Michigan Attorney General:

Democrat Dana Nessel beat out Republican Tom Leonard with 93 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting. She had 48.8 percent of the vote compared to his 46.5 percent.

Read the full story on Nessel, the first openly gay attorney general, here.

Michigan Secretary of State:

Democrat Jocelyn Benson lead with 52.8 percent versus Republican Mary Lang's 44 percent with 62 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting.

The 3 Proposals for Michigan:

No. 1 -- Proposal to legalize recreational marijuana

Voters were be asked if they want to authorize and legalize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana products by individuals who are at least 21 years of age and older, and commercial sales of marijuana through state-licensed retailers.

The proposal passed, with 57.4 percent voting yes and 42.6 percent voting no with59 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting.

What does this mean for Michigan? Read here.

No. 2 -- Anti-gerrymandering proposal

Voters were asked if they want to to establish a commission of citizens with exclusive authority to adopt district boundaries for the Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, every 10 years.

The proposals passed, with 61 percent voting yes and 39 percent voting no with 34 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting

No. 3 -- Automatic voter registration proposal

Voters were asked if they want to authorize automatic and Election Day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting, and straight ticket voting; and add current legal requirements for military and overseas voting and postelection audits to the Michigan Constitution.

The proposal has passed, with 67.9 percent voting yes and 32.1 percent voting no with 59 percent of Michigan's precincts reporting

8th Congressional District

Democrat Elissa Slotkin has defeated two-term U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop in the region that includes all of Inham County, Livingston County and northern Oakland County. Slotkin, 42, D-Holly, beat Bishop, 51, R-Rochester, with 48.9 percent of the votes with 296 of 308 precincts reporting.

13th Congressional District

Democrat Rashida Tlaib will be become one of two of the first Muslim women elected to congress after she takes over the seat for John Conners in Michigan's 13th Congressional District.

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