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Michigan’s Black voters sent a message to candidates in midterms: ‘You’ve got to earn it’

States Newsroom · November 12, 2026

Autumn Butler, deputy executive director of Michigan United, said that on Election Day, she saw lines of people waiting to cast their ballots in cities across Michigan — driving what she expects to be significantly higher voter turnout among Michigan’s Black voters than the last midterm election in 2022. “Everywhere…

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Michigan’s Black voters sent a message to candidates in midterms: ‘You’ve got to earn it’

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