Recommendations for the midterm election
The Detroit News is making recommendations in a number of state and local races on the Nov. 6 election ballot.
To maximize our resources and give our readers a more balanced and comprehensive view of the candidates and issues, The News is using a different approach this year.
Some of the selections will bear the traditional endorsement of the newspaper’s editorial board. In other races, we'll offer the personal recommendations of our editorial columnists, Nolan Finley and Ingrid Jacques, along with columns from an alternative viewpoint.
As always, our mission is to provide our readers with the resources to help them make informed choices on Election Day.
Endorsements of Detroit News Editorial Board:
Elizabeth Clement
Megan Cavanagh
STATE SENATE
District 1 (Detroit, parts of Downriver): Stephanie Chang - D
District 2 (Eastern Detroit, Hamtramck, Grosse Pointes): Adam Hollier - D
District 3 (west Detroit, Dearborn, Melvindale): Sylvia Santana - D
District 4 (Detroit, Southgate, Allen Park): Marshall Bullock - D
District 5 (Detroit, Dearborn Heights):DeShawn Wilkins - R
District 6 (Westland, Taylor): Erica Geiss - D
District 7 (Livonia, Plymouth): Laura Cox - R
District 11 (Southfield, Farmington Hills, Oak Park): Jeremy Moss - D
District 12 (Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Oxford, Lake Orion): Mike McCready - R
District 13 (Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak and Troy): Marty Knollenberg - R
District 14 (Holly and vicinity): Ruth Johnson - R
District 15 (Novi, White Lake, Commerce, West Bloomfield): Jim Runestad - R
District 8 (St. Clair Shores): Peter Lucido - R
District 9 (Warren, Roseville): Paul Wojno - D
District 10 (Sterling Heights, Utica, Clinton Township): Michael MacDonald - R
District 25 (New Baltimore and St. Clair County): Dan Lauwers - R
STATE HOUSE
District 1 (Detroit, Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods): Tenisha Yancey - D
District 2 (Detroit): Joe Tate - D
District 3 (northeast Detroit):Wendell Byrd - D
District 4 (Detroit, Hamtramck): Isaac Robinson - D
District 5 (Detroit): Cynthia Johnson - D
District 6 (Detroit, River Rouge, Ecorse): Tyrone Carter - D
District 7 (Detroit, Highland Park): LaTanya Garrett - D
District 8 (northwest Detroit): Sherry Gay-Dagnogo - D
District 9 (Detroit, parts of Dearborn): Karen Whitsett - D
District 10 (Detroit, Redford Twp.): Leslie Love - D
District 11 (Garden City, Inkster and parts of Dearborn Heights): Jewel Jones - D
District 12 (Taylor, Romulus, Van Buren): Alex Garza - D
District 13 (Southgate, Allen Park):Frank Liberati - D
District 14 (Lincoln Park, Riverview, Wyandotte): Cara Clemente - D
District 15 (Dearborn):Abdullah Hammoud - D
District 16 (Wayne, Westland): Kevin Coleman - D
District 19 (Livonia): Brian Meakin - R
District 20 (Northville, Plymouth): Jeff Noble - R
District 21 (Canton):Kristy Pagan - D
District 22 (Romulus, Brownstown): Darrin Camilleri - D
District 18 (St. Clair Shores): Kevin Hertel - D
District 22 (Warren, Roseville): John Chirkun - D
District 24 (Mt. Clemens, Macomb Township): Steve Marino - R
District 25 (Sterling Heights): Nate Shannon - D
District 28 (Warren, Center Line): Lori Stone - D
District 30 (Utica, Shelby Township, Sterling Heights): Diana Farrington - R
District 31 (Clinton Township, Fraser): William Sowerby - D
District 32 (New Baltimore and vicinity): Pamela Hornberger - R
District 33 (Richmond, Macomb Township): Jeff Yaroch - R
District 36 (Shelby Township, Romeo and vicinity): Douglas Wozniak - R
26th District (Madison Heights, Royal Oak): Jim Ellison - D
27th District (Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Oak Park): Robert Wittenberg - D
29th District (Auburn Hills, Pontiac, West Bloomfield Township): Timothy Carrier - R
35th District (Southfield, Lathrup Village, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Franklin): Kyra Harris Bolden - D
37th District (Farmington, Farmington Hills): Christine Greig - D
38th District (Novi, Northville, Walled Lake): Kathy Crawford - R
39th District (Commerce, West Bloomfield, Walled Lake): Ryan Berman - R
40th District (Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham): David Wolkinson - R
41st District (Troy): Doug Tietz - R
43rd District (Clarkston and vicinity): Andrea Schroeder - R
44th District (Milford, White Lake, Highland, Waterford): Matt Maddock - R
45th District (Rochester and vicinity): Michael Webber - R
46th District (Oxford, Lake Orion): John Reilly - R
51st District (Swartz Creek, Fenton, Flushing, Linden): Mike Mueller - R
Mike Miller
Dave Dutch
Andrea Fischer Newman
Andrew Richner
David Nicholson
Diane Dunaskiss
Richard Zeile
Tami Carlone
Emily Dabish
Carol Weaver
Michael Griffie
Laura Hughes
Quincy Jones
Richard Mack
Chase Cantrell
Karissa Holmes
Byron Osbern
Ballot Proposals:
Proposal 1 - Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Proposal 2 - Voters Not Politicians
Proposal 3 - Promote the Vote
Wayne County Community College District Replacement Operating Millage Proposal
YES
Recommendations in races:
For Governor:
Finley and Jacques: Bill Schuette
Schwarz: Gretchen Whitmer
For Senate:
Finley and Jacques: John James
Peters: Debbie Stabenow
For Attorney General:
Finley and Jacques: Tom Leonard
Napoleon: Dana Nessel
For Secretary of State:
Finley and Jacques: Jocelyn Benson
Miller: Mary Treder Lang
For U.S. Congress:
6th District
Finley and Jacques: Fred Upton
7th District
Finley and Jacques: Tim Walberg
8th District
Finley and Jacques: Mike Bishop
Hadley: Elissa Slotkin
11th District
Finley and Jacques: Lena Epstein
Greimel: Haley Stevens