Democrat Chedrick Greene is projected to win the special state Senate race in Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ, preserving his party’s narrow majority in the chamber. With Greene’s projected victory in the 35th District, Democrats’ advantage expands from 19-18 to 20-18, easing their path to advance legislation. Democrats won a governing trifecta in 2022, taking control of the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. But the party lost the state House in 2024 and has held a one-seat majority in the Senate since. The district traditionally leans Democratic, but Republicans eyed the vacant seat in hopes of tying control in the Senate. While the Democratic lieutenant governor could break a 19-19 tie, Republicans would have been able to withhold votes to prevent Democrats from reaching the 20-vote threshold required to pass legislation.