Local Election Archives - Page 2 of 6

Local Election

Officials, Arab American Democrats rally behind party unity ahead of elections

August 31st, 20180 LANSING – Michigan voters are gearing up to elect candidates for governor, attorney general and secretary of state, among others, on November 6. Following the...

Local Election

Wayne County voters, candidates demand answers for primary blunders

August 19th, 20180 DETROIT – More than 40 voters, elected officials and candidates crowded into a small room inside the Renalti Building on Monday, Aug. 13, to demand answers to the...

Local Election

As more women run for office, state legislatures are poised to change

August 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — As women line up to run for U.S. political office at historic rates, state legislatures — where some of America’s most critical policy decisions...

Local Election

Trump supporters win key GOP primaries in Michigan

August 18th, 20180 All three Republican candidates in key races won in Michigan's August 7 primary election and will face their Democratic challengers in November. While Democrats in...

Local Election

Joe Biden endorses Whitmer for Michigan governor

August 15th, 20180 On Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan. "Michigan’s middle class families...

Local Election

Wayne and Oakland counties pass SMART millage, Macomb vote close

August 13th, 20180 Mt. Clemens— While voters in Oakland and Wayne Counties chose to approve a millage renewal for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)...

Local Election

Fayrouz Saad loses close Congressional race

August 12th, 20180 NORTHVILLE - Fayrouz Saad, who sought to replace the retiring David Trott as the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 11th District, lost a close race in the Democratic...

Local Election

How do Dearborn residents feel about voting in the primaries?

August 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — During the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 7, many residents expressed the importance of voting, with some saying that casting their vote would make a...

Local Election

Arab American candidates lose in Hamtramck primary elections

August 12th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK – Two Arab American candidates lost in the Democratic primary election in Hamtramck on August 7. Abraham Aiyash ran for State Senate in the Second...

Local Election

Little-known candidate unseats Knezek in Fifth Senate District

August 12th, 20180 DETROIT — Tuesday’s election brought to light a previously unknown political candidate with a questionable past, who unseated a usually popular state...

Local Election

Bernie Sanders headlines rallies for El-Sayed days before primary

August 11th, 20180 DETROIT — Over the weekend, just days before Michigan’s primary election, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), campaigned for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive...

Local Election

Metro Detroit primary polling places run out of ballots, lose power

August 11th, 20180 DETROIT — At least 14 polling places in Metro Detroit over Tuesday’s primary elections experienced power outages, while others ran out of ballots. DTE Energy...

Local Election

A historic election for Arab and Muslim Americans

August 10th, 20180 Michigan voters set a new record of involvement this historic primary election thanks in large part to the candidacy of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Progressive Movement led...

Local Election

Rashida Tlaib first Arab American Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress

August 10th, 20180 DETROIT – On August 7, voters in the 13th Congressional District made history by choosing former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib in the Democratic Primary. This November,...

Local Election

Abdul El-Sayed’s gubernatorial bid sparks new engagement and hope for a progressive Michigan, despite loss

August 10th, 20180 DEARBORN/DETROIT – Abdul El-Sayed might have fallen short of the votes needed to win the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, Aug. 7, and the possibility of...

Local Election

Sam Baydoun celebrates primary victory in Wayne County Commission race

August 10th, 20180 DEARBORN — Long-time real estate associate broker Sam Baydoun won the Democratic primary election for Wayne County Commissioner in the 13th District on Tuesday, August...

Local Election

Dearborn and Michigan voters set new voter turnout records

August 10th, 20180 DEARBORN— About 2.1 million people out of 7.4 million registered cast their votes in Michigan in the Aug. 7 primaries, with a nearly 28.6 percent voter turnout...

Local Election

AAPAC endorses candidates in more races

August 4th, 20180 DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state take as they face challenges like improving public education, fixing...

Local Election

Our endorsements for August 7 primary elections – Part 2

August 3rd, 20180 Last week The Arab American News editorial board issued endorsements for eight key races in the upcoming August 7 primary elections, including Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in...

Local Election

My Muslim Vote rally in Dearborn motivates potential voters

August 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN — Organizers at Sunday’s My Muslim Vote rally held outside the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn encouraged the Muslim community to...

Local Election

More progressives embrace ‘Abdul for Michigan’ even as he battles Democratic skeptics

August 1st, 20180 YPSILANTI — With the days fast counting down to Michigan’s Aug. 7 primary election, gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has been taking...

Local Election

Our endorsements for the August 7 primary elections

July 27th, 20180 This election is a defining event for America This election, for many reasons, is perhaps the most important one in America’s modern history. First, our...

Local Election

Gubernatorial candidates outline visions for Michigan’s comeback

July 27th, 20180 As Michiganders seek to turn the state around, the governor’s office – plagued with wide-spread distrust – is being eyed as a worthwhile place to start, beginning...

Local Election

Two candidates for Detroit area State Senate seat have controversial pasts

July 22nd, 20180 DETROIT— Among the seven Democratic candidates seeking to fill a Detroit-area State Senate seat left open by a term-limited incumbent who pleaded guilty to federal...

Local Election

Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments over anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal

July 18th, 20181 LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments challenging a proposed November ballot initiative to change who draws congressional and legislative districts...

Local Election

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell denies implying El-Sayed can’t win because he’s Muslim

July 16th, 20181 DEARBORN ― U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has come under fire for implying during an interview with HuffPost at a rally in Ann Arbor on Saturday that...

Local Election

AAPAC endorses candidates in key primary races

July 13th, 20181 DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state are taking as they face challenges like improving public education,...

Page 2 of 6 123 4 ...

Whitmer campaigns at Dearborn town hall with El-Sayed