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RandySF

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Sun Nov 8, 2020, 08:08 PM Nov 2020

Partisan make-up of Michigan Supreme Court flips from GOP to Dems after Tuesday vote

LANSING — The 4-3 majority on the Michigan Supreme Court has flipped from Republican-nominated justices to Democratic-nominated ones after Tuesday's election — one of the relatively few bright spots for Democrats in terms of state offices.

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack easily retained her seat in Tuesday's election, and the balance of power on the seven-member court hinged on results for the other contested seat.

The contest for the other seat was closer, but Grand Rapids attorney Elizabeth Welch, a Democratic nominee, was in second place and had built a lead of more than 130,000 votes over former St. Clair County Assistant Prosecutor Mary Kelly, who was in third place, with about 87% of precincts reporting.

McCormack, a Democratic nominee, was the top vote-getter among seven candidates with close to 2.1 million votes, based on those partial and unofficial returns.




https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/michigan-supreme-court-results/6158401002/

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Partisan make-up of Michigan Supreme Court flips from GOP to Dems after Tuesday vote (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2020 OP
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