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Garlin Gilchrist wins secretary of state election, maintaining Democratic control of office

States Newsroom · November 4, 2026

Democratic nominee and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II has won the race for Michigan Secretary of State, defeating Republican nominee and Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini by a margin of nearly eight percentage points as of 2:00 a.m., the time at which the Associated Press called the race. “The biggest difference…

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Garlin Gilchrist wins secretary of state election, maintaining Democratic control of office

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