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Endorses Tunney

The race

One state Senate seat is at stake in Michigan's Senate District 35, for a four-year term. The incumbent, Chedrick Greene (Democratic), is seeking re-election. The district's 2024 presidential baseline was D+0.9 (Wikipedia results summary). The confirmed general-election roster, from the Michigan Department of State candidate list, is: Jason Tunney (Republican); Chedrick Greene (Democratic); Laurie Atwood (U.S. Taxpayers).

This is one of the two Senate districts the Republican State Leadership Committee has named as likely to determine control of the Michigan Senate, where Democrats hold a 20–18 majority (Washington Examiner, 2026, reporting the RSLC memo). Chamber control itself is rated a toss-up by Sabato's Crystal Ball (January 22, 2026) and Lean Democratic by State Navigate (August 27, 2026), per the predictions table compiled on Wikipedia.

District 35's incumbent took the seat only months ago: Chedrick Greene (D) won the May 5, 2026 special election for the remainder of Kristen McDonald Rivet's term — she had resigned January 3, 2025 after election to Congress — defeating Jason Tunney (R) and Ali Sledz (L) (Ballotpedia News, May 7, 2026). November is the rematch for a full term.

Jason Tunney (R), nominee. Jason Tunney is the Republican nominee on the Department of State general-election list.

Pros: The Republican nominee in a race against a party-line Democrat; aligned with the values this publication exists to advance. Cons: No proven flaw meeting this publication's standard was located in the compiled record; where the nominee has not previously served, the record is thin by definition — that is unproven, not a demerit. The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record.

Chedrick Greene (D), incumbent. Chedrick Greene is the Democratic incumbent on the Department of State general-election list.

Pros: A sitting incumbent whose constituents know the record. Cons: No documented break with the Democratic Party toward this publication's values was located in the compiled record — no Manchin-test break. In the Senate, a Democratic organizing vote is heavy: it carries chamber control and the judicial pipeline with it. The flaw, plainly: Enabler class, not extremist — a reliable party-line vote, which is the standing reason the exception for a Democrat is not earned here.

Laurie Atwood (U.S. Taxpayers), nominee. Laurie Atwood appears on the Department of State general-election list as the U.S. Taxpayers nominee.

Pros: Gives voters an additional option on the ballot. Cons: No record at this publication's sourcing depth was located from which a Manchin-test break or a proven flaw could be established. The flaw, plainly: Insufficient record located at this sourcing depth; no proven flaw was located.

OUR CALL

We endorse Jason Tunney (R) — as unproven, and on watch. No proven flaw was located in the Republican nominee's compiled record, and he has not previously served in this office, so the endorsement carries the unproven form: support, with the record to be watched. The Democratic incumbent is a party-line vote with no Manchin-test break located — and in the Senate, that organizing vote is the heaviest one on this ballot.

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Sources

Election result — November 4, 2026

Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.

AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.

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