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Battleground State

Michigan

Senate: Democratic Majority

20D
18R

House: GOP Majority

52D
58R

Michigan is a top DLCC Battleground State in 2026.

2026 is a historic opportunity to win back full control of the Michigan legislature and deliver a Democratic trifecta in this ultracompetitive battleground state. Protecting the one-seat majority in the Senate is a top DLCC priority, and that will start with a majority-deciding special election on May 5th.

Democrats flipped the legislature in 2022 and made historic progress, passing free school meals legislation, expanding gun safety laws, and repealing anti-worker legislation before a tough election year in 2024. Putting Democrats back in full control of the legislature will provide a bulwark against the chaos of the Trump administration and make progress toward lower costs and expanded economic opportunities for Michiganders.

The DLCC will be targeting competitive races across the state and sharing more info on DLCC Target Races in Michigan soon.

DLCC Target Races

Leader Winnie Brinks Speaks At The 2025 DLCC Downballot Defenders Summit

2024 Target Race Victories In Michigan

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DLCC Board Member

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks

Over a decade ago, fed up with the lack of transparency in politics, Leader Winnie Brinks launched a gutsy write-in campaign to challenge the status quo. A few years later, she made history as the first woman majority leader in the Michigan Senate and continues to make headlines as she leads the upper chamber in one of the nation’s toughest battlegrounds. The daughter of immigrants, Brinks brings grit, resilience, and a relentless work ethic to every fight. She’s delivered for the people with wins for cleaner drinking water, expanded access to high-quality health care, and helping small businesses. While Republicans fight to make devastating cuts to health care, Leader Brinks has protected Michiganders, delivering legislation that established Michigan as one of the nation’s strongest states on sick leave.

Leader Brinks was first elected to the DLCC Board in 2025.

News in Michigan

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The Supreme Court Won’t Save Us: Fundamental Freedoms on the Line in the States

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, they didn’t just eviscerate federal protections for abortion access – they opened the door to completely undermining a number of our most personal rights and freedoms that were constructed on the same legal precedent as Roe. Now Republican state lawmakers have been emboldened in their attempts to chip away our rights to birth control, same-sex relationships, and marriage equality, solidifying state legislatures as the frontline in the fight for Americans’ freedoms.

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