Election
In Ann Arbor and nationwide, youth vote propels Obama to victory
BY ANDY KROLL
If there was any voting bloc Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knew he could count on this Election Day, it was young Americans.
And deliver they did: Nearly seven in 10 voters between the ages of 18 and 29 chose the Illinois senator over Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
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View Michigan Election results by Congressional district
BY BRIDGET O'DONNELL
An interactive graphic showing results from the U.S. Congressional races
View Michigan Election results by county
BY BRIDGET O'DONNELL
An interactive graphic showing results from the Presidential, Senate and Initiative races
Elated campus erupts after Obama's historic win
BY JULIE ROWE
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State political bigwigs celebrate Democratic successes at Detroit party
BY TREVOR CALERO
DETROIT – With speeches from important political figures from around the state, the strong, lingering scent of cigar smoke, and roaring chants of “yes we can” echoing off the walls, Michigan Democrats celebrated the election of Sen. Barack Obama as U.S. president here Tuesday night.
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Democrat Hathaway unseats chief justice of Michigan Supreme Court
BY TREVOR CALERO
DETROIT -- In the last three decades, incumbent Michigan Supreme Court justices have only lost twice. One of those times was Tuesday, when after a hard-fought and expensive campaign season, Wayne County Circuit Judge Diane Hathaway defeated Chief Justice Cliff Taylor last night by a surprising margin – 48 percent to Taylor’s 39 percent.
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Schauer declares victory in 7th District U.S. House race
BY LINDY STEVENS
With a narrow lead, Sen. Mark Schauer (D–Battle Creek) declared victory over one-term Republican incumbent Tim Walberg of Tipton in the race for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 7th District Tuesday.
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Despite long lines, Michigan votes without major problems
BY JACOB SMILOVITZ
WARREN, Mich. — Despite concerns over the potential for malfunctioning voting machines and erroneous challenges to voters’ eligibility, clerks, poll workers, and voters throughout southeast Michigan said they experienced a smooth Election Day with almost none of the anticipated problems.
With Proposal 1's passage, medical marijuana legalized
BY EMILY BARTON
Michigan became the thirteenth state to legally allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes yesterday after Proposal 1 passed with 63 percent of the vote in the 91 percent of precincts reported by early this morning.
Proposal 2 passes, loosening state's stem cell restrictions
BY EMILY BARTON
After the passage yesterday of Proposal 2, which amended the state's constitution to loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, University researchers will now be able to derive their own embryonic stem cell lines.
State Rep. Warren keeps seat in decisive victory
BY MATT AARONSON
Ann Arbor voters propelled Democrat Rebekah Warren to victory at the polls yesterday, giving her a second two-year term representing Michigan’s 53rd District in the State House of Representatives.
