Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.6.26: Democrats score key special election win in Michigan

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

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* With control of Michigan’s state Senate on the line, Democrat Chedrick Greene, a firefighter in Saginaw, cruised to an easy victory. In a district that Kamala Harris won by a single percentage point in 2024, Greene prevailed by 19 points.

* Donald Trump set out to defeat a group of Republican state senators in Indiana who defied him on gerrymandering, and the president’s crusade was largely a success: Local primary voters ousted at least five of the seven state senators whom Trump had targeted with primary challenges.

* In Ohio’s statewide contests, we now know Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton in this year’s gubernatorial race, while former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, will face appointed Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican, in the fall.