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.
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.
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.
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.
