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Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Detroit.
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan’s open Senate seat, defeating the GOP’s Mike Rogers

Associated Press November 6, 2024

Loading...DETROIT (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory...

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This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.
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Michigan Senate candidates have similar backgrounds, different agendas

Russ McNamara October 23, 2024

Coming into 2024, Democrats already had an uphill climb in their attempt to keep control of the U.S. Senate. A...

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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), the Democratic candidate for the open Michigan U.S. Senate seat, left, and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate vying for the seat, debate the issues Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, with moderators Alicia Smith, Chuck Stokes and Carolyn Clifford of WXYZ-TV in Southfield.
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Created Equal: Reactions to this week’s Michigan US Senate debate

Sasha Bacon October 16, 2024

The two major-party candidates for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat faced off in a substantive, sometimes combative debate hosted by...

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This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.
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Rogers, Slotkin face off in final debate before election

Rick Pluta October 14, 2024

Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced off tonight against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in Michigan’s final scheduled U.S. Senate debate...

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U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin and former congressman Mike Rogers.
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Slotkin, Rogers debate EVs, abortion in first faceoff

Rick Pluta October 8, 2024

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced off Tuesday night against former Congressman Mike Rogers in their first debate in the race to...

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Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers talks with a potential voter at a roundtable for conservative Black clergy in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ pitch to Black voters: ‘We’re not bad people’

Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

In the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, former Congressman and FBI agent Mike Rogers easily won his primary....

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Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin poses for a photo at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
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Slotkin in DNC speech says Trump will take the US ‘backward’

Russ McNamara August 23, 2024

Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin was among those who spoke on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...

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U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin poses with supporters after her victory against actor Hill Harper in the Aug. 6 primary race for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
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Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate

Associated Press August 7, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in...

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Former Michigan Congressman and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024.
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US Senate candidate Mike Rogers discusses Trump assassination attempt, campaign fundraising at RNC

Russ McNamara July 18, 2024

U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Rogers was among those who spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He’s...

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Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference' on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C.
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Former Rep. Mike Rogers joins US Senate race to replace Debbie Stabenow

Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter September 7, 2023

Former Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers wants to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow next year, which would make him the...

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