Democrat Chedrick Greene wins Michigan state Senate special election

Wow...it's looking like a 19-point overperformance so far! (Harris won by 1 point)

Michigan Dems *hold* the narrowly divided state Senate, as Democrat Chedrick Greene defeats Republican Jason Tunney. They reclaim the 20-18 advantage they first won in the 2022 elections. However, every seat in the chamber will be up again in November, and Greene & Tunney are headed for a rematch.

BREAKING: Chedrick Greene has won the special election in Michigan’s 35th Senate District, Republican Jason Tunney has conceded. Greene’s win keeps Democrats in control of the state Senate.

Michigan State Senate 35 Special - First Results - 🔵 Chedrick Greene (D) - 375 (70.1%) - 🔴 Jason Tunney (R) - 156 (29.2%) - 🟡 Ali Sledz (L) - 4 (0.7%)

Thus far this Spring we have: Won 2/3 of those Florida State Legislative Special elections. Won Wisconsin State Supreme Court in a landslide. Notched a huge overperformance in #GA14. Easily held on to #NJ11. Won VA redistricting. Kept the MI State Senate blue. Keep it going, folks.

Michigan voters cast ballots in a special Senate election determining state chamber control. Democrat Chedrick Greene and Republican Jason Tunney vie for the 35th District seat. A Tunney win would end the Democratic majority, creating an 18-18 tie in the final months of the Whitmer era.

Democrat Chedrick Greene has opened up a commanding lead in Michigan SD35. Given that this was a Kamala +1 seat, and further that special elections have been running at a D overperform+10 clip in 2026, it was never really in doubt.

New from Enten: Democrats lead the “certain to vote” group for the first time on record this far out from a midterm. It tracks with special election outcomes—and their generic House ballot lead has nearly doubled, from 5 to 9 points.

The race to a fill a vacant Senate seat will provide early insights into where voters in Michigan stand 26 weeks before the general election.

The newest edition of the State Legislative Election Watch is out now! This time, we’re covering the big Michigan #SD35 special election tonight and going more in depth on a few forecast launches. Check it out below! open.substack.com/pub/uncrewed...

Whitmer slow walked the special election here - Ds and Rs were kind of pissed about it.

Husted was appointed to fill JD Vance’s seat in the Senate after he became vice president. He is unopposed in the Republican primary for a special election to fill the remainder of the six-year Senate term Vance won in 2022.