Republicans retake Michigan House, making Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a lame duck

DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will find it harder to maneuver successful 2025 aft Republicans took power of nan authorities House.

The GOP triumph forces nan Democrat to discuss aliases beryllium relegated to lame-duck status her past 2 years successful Lansing.

Republicans entered Tuesday’s predetermination pinch a 56-54 disadvantage. After controlling nan little enclosure for nan amended portion of 4 decades, they mislaid nan House successful 2022. Two years later, they’ve retaken it, winning 3 of nan 4 races they targeted.

“Our hard-fought triumph reaffirms that nan group of Michigan want leaders who put them first, uphold nan norm of law, and advocator for accountability astatine each level of government,” House Republican Leader Matt Hall told The Post.

Hall is expected to beryllium Michigan’s adjacent House speaker.

“With a Republican majority, Michigan will person a stronger sound fighting for nan values of hardworking families and addressing nan issues that matter astir — safe schools and neighborhoods, an affordable economy, and a authorities that provides worth for dollars,” he added.

State Rep. Bill G. Schuette chairs nan House Republican Campaign Committee, which led nan effort to flip nan chamber.

The “victory shows that Michiganders spot Republicans to lead our authorities toward a brighter future,” Schuette told The Post. “They want a authorities that listens, that acts pinch integrity and that is accountable to nan people. We are fresh to present connected those promises and reconstruct equilibrium to Michigan’s government.”

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will person fewer options pinch a Republican-controlled House starting Jan. 2025. AP

In 2022, Democrats won nan House and Senate, giving them power of nan Legislature and nan governor’s, lawyer general’s and caput of state’s offices. As State Sen. Dayna Polehanki famously said, Democrats held “ALL nan gavels” successful nan 102nd Legislature, which came into convention successful Jan. 2023.

Now Democrats person mislaid their House gavel. Republicans entered nan time needing 2 seats but hopeful for arsenic galore arsenic 12. They’ve won astatine slightest three.

Jaime Churches was 1 of 4 House Democrats nan GOP targeted. Churches mislaid her race, and nan GOP retook nan Michigan House Tuesday. AP

One pickup is freshman Democrat Jenn Hill’s Upper Peninsula seat. Hill won agency successful nan 2022 bluish activity and was thought to beryllium excessively wide for nan district. She mislaid to Republican Karl Bohnak.

The 2nd is Democrat Nate Shannon’s Macomb County seat. The incumbent was going for a 4th term, but challenger Ron Robinson, a business proprietor and retired Marine, unseated him.

The 3rd is simply a Downriver Wayne County title Republicans targeted: Rylee Linting hit retired freshman lawmaker Jaime Churches, a erstwhile teacher.

Democrats will clasp nan 4th spot Republicans wanted. Rep. Betsy Coffia hit retired GOP challenger Lisa Trombley, who MIRS News describes arsenic “one of nan Republicans’ apical recruits.”

There are 110 Michigan House seats.

While Republicans will retake nan House majority, and President-elect Donald Trump won nan state complete Kamala Harris, officials are still counting ballots.