Trump, Michigan and Jim Runestad

Michigan lawmaker beats out Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chair
Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground stat
Michigan GOP rejects Trump's choice, elects Sen. Jim Runestad as state party chair
Jim Runestad, of White Lake Township, defeated Trump's endorsed candidate, Meshawn Maddock, of Milford, on the second ballot at Huntington Place, taking close to 63% of the votes cast by about 1,900 delegates.
State Sen. Jim Runestad upsets Trump-backed candidate in Michigan GOP chair race
Runestad's larger-than-expected margin of victory pointed to the lingering power of the anti-establishment wing of the Republican Party in Michigan.
Senator Runestad wins Michigan GOP chair race
State Senator Jim Runestad will serve as the next Michigan Republican Party chair after being chosen at the state’s spring convention Saturday. Colin Jackson has more.
Michigan Republicans reject Trump-backed candidate in election of state GOP chair
President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Michigan Republican Party lost her bid to become the GOP’s state chairwoman. Trump endorsed Meshawn Maddock, the former co-chairwoman of the state party,
Trump endorses Meshawn Maddock for Michigan Republican Party chair
President Trump's endorsement gives Meshawn Maddock's campaign a significant boost heading into a state convention in Detroit on Saturday.
MAGA activist charged with being a fake elector for Trump seeks to lead Michigan GOP
Republicans in Michigan may choose a MAGA activist leader who's charged with being a fake elector for Donald Trump to lead the party into the 2026 midterms.
Michigan Republicans and Democrats each select new party chair
Michigan Republicans and Democrats have each elected a new chair who will lead their respective parties into the 2026 midterms.
Michigan political conventions provide clues on 2026 election field
Michigan's current governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, can't seek reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Among the ...
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Michigan Senate votes once again to expand FOIA to the governor's office, Legislature
Michigan reeling from potential threat to federally-funded programs State Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, said Wednesday he reluctantly voted for the bills, blasting what he called loopholes in ...