Democrat Chedrick Greene’s win in Michigan state Senate election gives the party another over-performance | CNN Politics

Michigan Democrats on Tuesday won a special election for a state Senate seat in another party over-performance after the district was almost evenly divided in the last presidential election. Democratic firefighter Chedrick Greene defeated GOP lawyer Jason Tunney for a seat to determine whether Democrats would retain control of the state Senate. With an estimated 93% of votes in, Greene led Tunney by 19 points. Michigan was one of the hardest-fought states in the presidential election and remains a top battleground in the midterms, home to competitive Senate and governor’s races. Former Vice President Kamala Harris carried the state Senate district by less than 1 percentage point in 2024. Greene’s victory was the most recent example of Democrats exceeding their 2024 margins in special elections across the country, a trend that has them feeling upbeat about their chances in the midterms. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said in a post on X Wednesday that the contest was a “massive defeat for MAGA Republicans” and that two vulnerable House Republicans from the state, Reps. Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga, were “officially on notice.” “We delivere