Overview
- Early in-person voting is active statewide and ends Sunday, Aug. 2, and absentee ballots must be returned to local clerk offices by 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3.
- Polls will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Michigan permits same-day voter registration in person at local clerk offices with proof of residency.
- Key contested primaries include the Republican gubernatorial matchup between John James and Perry Johnson and the Democratic gubernatorial contest between Jocelyn Benson and Chris Swanson.
- The open U.S. Senate race features a high-interest Democratic primary between Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed while Republican Mike Rogers is running unopposed and recently appeared with President Trump at a Milford Township rally.
- Thousands of local school, municipal and public-safety millage and charter measures appear on Southeast Michigan ballots and voters can find sample ballots, polling locations and absentee forms at the Michigan Voter Information Center to help guide turnout and choices for the Nov. 3 general election.