LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Filing deadline to appear on the Aug. 6, 2024 primary ballot was 4 p.m. today.
6 News has been reaching out to local county clerks to get you the most up to date information on who has — has not filed — for offices throughout mid-Michigan.
To find out who filed for state house and statewide court positions, visit the Michigan Secretary of State website here .
Michigan State University Professor Matt Grossmann tells 6 News some of the empty contests raise an eyebrow. For instance in Ingham County’s Wheatfield Township, no one filed to run for Clerk or for the two, four-year terms as Trustee on the ballot.
“Well, when you have so many offices that are elected, there’s bound to be some that are either uncontested or that no one jumps in for,” he says. “But it is definitely not the norm to have seats open that no one is contesting at all, and even partisan choices that are likely to be won by one party usually see at least some level of competition.”