Carol Glanville, a Democrat, won a special election for a Michigan House seat that had only ever been held by a Republican.
Glanville led Regan by more than 1,500 votes as of 10:30 pm, but the results are still unofficial. She got more than half of the votes cast, while Regan got 40% and 7.9% went to write-ins.
The district had special elections on Tuesday to fill vacancies. There were local proposals on the ballot.
Here you can see local elections results.
Regan made national headlines in March for suggesting rape victims lie back and enjoy it, after he promoted conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and shared antisemitic rhetoric. He was the favorite to win the district.
Glanville worked as a teacher and administrator before she became a city commissioner. Education, good-paying jobs and the environment are listed on the website.
West Michigan values of integrity, decency, and care for the common good won tonight. I will take our values and concerns to the Capitol in order to affect positive change. Thank you!
She will represent the 74th District in Kent County. Outside of Grand Rapids, the district includes suburban communities such as Grandville, Rockford, Walker and others. Mark Huizenga won a special state Senate election last year, leaving the district vacant.
The term of Glanville will end on December 31, along with the district. Glanville is running in the new 84th House District. Regan has also filed to run.
Huizenga was the first Republican to represent the 74th District. He was re-elected for a third term in the heavily Republican district.
Rob VerHeulen and the current Kent County GOP chair were in the district from 2012 to 2016
Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser did not call on Regan to withdraw from the race despite his comments in March.
Weiser said in a March statement that Mr. Regan's history of foolish, egregious and offensive comments were beyond the pale.
The Michigan GOP doesn't repudiate candidate who said rape victims should lie back and enjoy it.
There were special elections for vacant House seats on Tuesday. They will serve in the Legislature until the end of the year. The GOP-drawn districts were used for the elections.
Republicans held 55 seats while Democrats held 51 in the state House. The upcoming August primary and November general state House elections will be held using new voting districts drawn by a citizen-led, independent commission.
According to partisan fairness measures used by the commission, the state House map drawn by the new commission still gives Republicans an advantage, but nowhere near as much as the map currently in place.
The Michigan Supreme Court tosses a partisan fairness lawsuit.
In the 43rd House District, Republican Mike Harris defeated Democrat Kent Douglas by 13 percentage points.
Independence Township, Lake Angelus, Clarkston and part of Waterford are included in the Oakland County district won by Harris. The seat was held by a woman who died of cancer.
According to The Oakland Press, Harris retired from the police department after 25 years.
Harris states on his website that his family was blessed to be in a community that loved its first responders. This community has made me realize that even after a rewarding law enforcement career, I am not done serving.
Priorities from the campaign website.
Harris got 48 percent of the vote compared to the next-closest candidate's 31 percent in the Republican primary.
The results for the 15th District and 36th District races were not available at that time. Jeffrey Pepper was running against Ginger Shearer. In the 36th, James Diaz was facing a Republican.
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Carol Glanville upset Robert Regan in her bid for the Michigan House.
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