Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several key races will be decided including a critical U.

Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground stat

Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several

Trump endorsed Meshawn Maddock, two days before 1,900 delegates gathered to elect the next party chair at a Detroit convention.

Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several

At the Michigan Republican Party’s state convention on Saturday at Detroit’s Huntington Place, they rejected former GOP Co-Chairwoman Meshawn Maddock, who received Trump’s endorsement in the race on Thursday night.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters recently shocked the political world when he announced he is not seeking reelection, opening up a competitive seat. In 2024, Democrat Elissa Slotkin narrowly defeated Republican Mike Rogers for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

One GOP delegate at Saturday's convention enthusiastically compared Trump's approach to burning down a large building to "get the critters out."

With Trump as president, the state GOP is free to go after its immediate needs and refocus on building a structure to win in 2026. That's the work Pete Hoekstra began when he took over the party last year from ousted Chair Kristina Karamo.

Jim Runestad, of White Lake Township, defeated Trump's endorsed candidate, Meshawn Maddock, of Milford, on the second ballot at Huntington Place, taking close to 63% of the votes cast by about 1,900 delegates.

Sen. Jim Runestad was voted in at the MIGOP convention last weekend. He says there’s work to be done building bridges between GOP factions.

Michigan Rep. Josh Schriver said he plans to introduce a resolution to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage.