Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan announced Monday she is running for fellow Democrat Debbie Stabenow’s Senate seat next year. Stabenow, 72, announced in February she would not seek a fifth term. 

The race for the purple state’s Senate seat so far is marked by the prominent Democratics who say they will not run for Stabenow’s seat, according to Bridge Michigan, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer – often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate if President Biden were to step down after one term – and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist. U.S. Rep. John James, a Republican, also has said he will not run for Senate. 

Two Republicans already have registered with the federal Election Committee, Bridge Michigan says; Nikki Synder, a member of the state Board of Education, and small business owner Michael Hoover.

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Schiff Leads in Race for Feinstein's Seat

Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank leads Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine among Democratic candidates vying for retiring Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA) seat in the 2024 elections, according to a poll of Democratic voters by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. Among declared candidates, Schiff leads Porter by a narrow margin, 22% to 20%, with Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, in third with 6%. Rep. Ro Khanna, serving Fremont, has not yet declared his candidacy, but earned 4%, the LAT reports.

But it’s early, with just four in 10 of the Democrats surveyed saying they had already made up their minds.

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