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Michigan Is Sending Democrat Elissa Slotkin to the Senate

Control of the Senate is already decided, but Democrats managed to hang on to an open seat in the battleground state.

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Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin is projected to win Michigan’s open Senate seat, a vital win for Democrats after losing the Senate and losing the state in the presidential race.

The Associated Press called the race for Slotkin on Wednesday, in a very tight race against Republican Mike Rogers. The razor-thin margin reflects Slotkin’s narrow lead before the election, where polls showed the candidates tied several times.

In Michigan, Democrats lined up behind Slotkin, who currently represents a competitive House district that she won in 2018.