Election Cycle 2022
The 89.1 WEMU News team is taking you through the 2022 election cycle with a focus on the pertinent candidate races and ballot issues being decided by voters. WEMU will carry you through the August primaries and November general election with preview stories and features and results and reactions, once the votes are all counted.
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Most Washtenaw County communities that put ballot issues before voters had success in the November elections. But not all.
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Democrats take both State Senate seats representing Washtenaw County.
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Democratic state House Representative Felicia Brabec defeated Republican challenger Robert Borer III for a two-year term in the new 33rd state House district. She spoke with WEMU's David Fair about her victory and her thoughts on how this week's elections will impact American democracy.
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The City of Ypsilanti has elected a black woman Mayor for the first time in city history. Nicole Brown received 76% of the vote in defeating nonpartisan challenger Amber Fellows and Libertarian Mark Alan King. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer appears to have won her bid for a second term, fending off a challenge from Republican Tudor Dixon.Rick Pluta has more.
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Nicole Brown will be the next Mayor of Ypsilanti. Here is a look at the mayoral and city council races.
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Poll workers and election officials across the country are concerned about their safety during election season. One in six election workers have experienced threats, according to a Brennan Center for Justice survey. While there have been no specific threats reported to law enforcement in Washtenaw County, WEMU’s Josh Hakala found out the sheriff’s department is prepared.
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A Wayne County judge has said “no” to the Republican secretary of state candidate’s late-hour request to impose new absentee ballot rules on Detroit voters. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Election Day is tomorrow, and one of the races to be decided is who will be Ann Arbor's next mayor. Local attorney Eric Lipson is running against incumbent Christopher Taylor as an independent candidate. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss his priorities if voted into office.
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Election Day is tomorrow, and one of the races to be decided is who will be Ann Arbor's next mayor. Incumbent Democrat Christopher Taylor speaks to WEMU's David Fair on his accomplishments as mayor and what he hopes another four years will bring to the City of Ann Arbor.