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Endorses Prestin

The race

One state Senate seat is at stake in Michigan's Senate District 38, for a four-year term. The seat is open: the incumbent, Ed McBroom (Republican), is not on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. The district's 2024 presidential baseline was R+18.1 (Wikipedia results summary). The confirmed general-election roster, from the Michigan Department of State candidate list, is: David Prestin (Republican); Kelli J. Van Ginhoven (Democratic); Sara Cambensy (No Party Affiliation).

The incumbent, Ed McBroom (R), is term-limited after 14 years in the Legislature (Michigan Legislative Consultants). The district covers most of the Upper Peninsula, and MLC puts the Republican base at 54.3 percent.

David Prestin (R), nominee. David Prestin is the Republican nominee on the Department of State general-election list. Record note: he has served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives (Michigan Legislative Consultants general-election overview).

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.

Kelli J. Van Ginhoven (D), nominee. Kelli J. Van Ginhoven is the Democratic nominee on the Department of State general-election list. Record note: she is a Delta County commissioner and small-business owner (Michigan Legislative Consultants).

Pros: A willing nominee giving the district a choice on the ballot. 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.

Sara Cambensy (No Party Affiliation), nominee. Sara Cambensy appears on the Department of State general-election list as the No Party Affiliation nominee. Record note: she is a former state representative and former Marquette city commissioner, running with no party affiliation (Michigan Legislative Consultants).

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 David Prestin (R). The Republican nominee brings a legislative record of his own (see the record note above) and no proven flaw was located in the compiled record; the Democratic nominee 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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