Curtis Hertel for MDP Chair

2026 Election Successes

A winning year for Michigan Democrats.

Wins

Governor

Another U.S. Senate seat

Supreme Court, 2 of 2

State House flipped

63 seats

Flipped

State Senate majority expanded

23 seats

Records

4.8M+

Record midterm turnout

83/83

Counties shifted blue

133%

Party membership increase

Built

Project 83 restarted

Organizing voters in every county

First permanent MDP office in Detroit

County parties rebuilt

Iron, Luce, Montmorency

Map of Michigan with Iron, Luce and Montmorency counties highlighted in light blue

2028 early primary window secured

Curtis Hertel with arms crossed holding a microphone, captioned “No VAN access for you!”

Protecting the party file

When Haley Stevens took the incredible step of endorsing Florida resident, Republican Mike Rogers in the race for US Senate; Curtis acted quickly cutting off her VAN Access to protect the Democratic Party file.

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