By Liz Nass
Gongwer News Service
Democrat Eli Savit won the race for attorney general, handing Democrats another statewide win on Tuesday night.
The race was decided by about six points, a closer margin than the secretary of state’s race. Savit received 51.8% percent of the vote with Republican candidate Doug Lloyd taking 45.5% of the vote.
At the Democratic Party’s watch party at around 2:30 a.m., Savit told the crowd that whether they voted for him or not, he was going to fight for everyone in the state as “the people’s lawyer.”
He said the campaign was fueled by conversations on college campuses, representing the University of Michigan as Washtenaw County prosecutor, talking to “young people who were concerned about their future and who wanted an attorney general who would represent the people, and not the powerful.”
He laid out some of his first plans in office: creating a worker’s rights unit in the office to address wage theft and taking on bad actors that participate in price gouging.
Savit also reflected on the cycle, calling it “the ugliest, most divisive, and dirtiest campaign season that we have ever seen in this country.” But, in the end, he said, what won “was love.”
“It was a message that communities can stand together. We, the people of Michigan, have elected a ticket that truly represents our great state with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, with Jocelyn Benson, with Winnie Brinks, with Garlin Gilchrist, with myself and with our new majority in the state Legislature. This is a ticket that we’ve elected tonight that represents the state of Michigan that is going to stand together in solidarity across communities to work for all of you,” Savit said.
The prosecutor will succeed Attorney General Dana Nessel, running on many of the same platforms as her: fighting actions from the federal government, checking utility companies and opposing corporate interest.
Savit’s win assures Gov.-elect Jocelyn Benson will have a Democrat representing her departments in court and avoids the potential for a Republican to represent the People of the State of Michigan on issues where she may disagree.
The attorney general race has historically followed the top of the ticket and national sentiment, the state marching toward sweeping wins for Democrats.
However, the race between Lloyd and Savit had been close throughout the cycle, with many polls showing a statistical tie between the two with a slight lead for Savit, a much narrower polling margin than the governor’s race and the secretary of state race.
Lloyd did not provide a concession speech or statement at the time of publication, as the Republican election watch party was wrapped up by the time results came through.
The sentiment for Republicans overall was sour, with Republican gubernatorial candidate John James, who lost to now governor-elect Jocelyn Benson, saying he was unaware of how the night would go and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who lost to now Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, urging partygoers to go home as the party concluded around 1 a.m.
Gongwer News Service
Democrat Eli Savit won the race for attorney general, handing Democrats another statewide win on Tuesday night.
The race was decided by about six points, a closer margin than the secretary of state’s race. Savit received 51.8% percent of the vote with Republican candidate Doug Lloyd taking 45.5% of the vote.
At the Democratic Party’s watch party at around 2:30 a.m., Savit told the crowd that whether they voted for him or not, he was going to fight for everyone in the state as “the people’s lawyer.”
He said the campaign was fueled by conversations on college campuses, representing the University of Michigan as Washtenaw County prosecutor, talking to “young people who were concerned about their future and who wanted an attorney general who would represent the people, and not the powerful.”
He laid out some of his first plans in office: creating a worker’s rights unit in the office to address wage theft and taking on bad actors that participate in price gouging.
Savit also reflected on the cycle, calling it “the ugliest, most divisive, and dirtiest campaign season that we have ever seen in this country.” But, in the end, he said, what won “was love.”
“It was a message that communities can stand together. We, the people of Michigan, have elected a ticket that truly represents our great state with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, with Jocelyn Benson, with Winnie Brinks, with Garlin Gilchrist, with myself and with our new majority in the state Legislature. This is a ticket that we’ve elected tonight that represents the state of Michigan that is going to stand together in solidarity across communities to work for all of you,” Savit said.
The prosecutor will succeed Attorney General Dana Nessel, running on many of the same platforms as her: fighting actions from the federal government, checking utility companies and opposing corporate interest.
Savit’s win assures Gov.-elect Jocelyn Benson will have a Democrat representing her departments in court and avoids the potential for a Republican to represent the People of the State of Michigan on issues where she may disagree.
The attorney general race has historically followed the top of the ticket and national sentiment, the state marching toward sweeping wins for Democrats.
However, the race between Lloyd and Savit had been close throughout the cycle, with many polls showing a statistical tie between the two with a slight lead for Savit, a much narrower polling margin than the governor’s race and the secretary of state race.
Lloyd did not provide a concession speech or statement at the time of publication, as the Republican election watch party was wrapped up by the time results came through.
The sentiment for Republicans overall was sour, with Republican gubernatorial candidate John James, who lost to now governor-elect Jocelyn Benson, saying he was unaware of how the night would go and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who lost to now Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, urging partygoers to go home as the party concluded around 1 a.m.
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