Mark Brant, reelected Nov. 5 as a Monroe County commissioner, soon will be off to federal prison. The Republican said he has no plans to resign and will collect a roughly $15,000 salary.
It's possible a current Michigan state senator and a former state senator are both in the running for state party chair jobs early next year.
The votes by the county-level bipartisan canvassing boards marked a key step in the process of finalizing the tallies.