Election 2024: Important races in Michigan have not yet been called

(FOX2) – As votes continue to come in after Election Day, several key races in Michigan have yet to be called as of Wednesday morning.

Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers are vying to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Debbie Stabenow.

After representing Michigan in the House for six years, Slotkin is seeking a seat in the Senate. Rogers previously represented Michigan in the House of Representatives from 2000 to 2014, when he announced he would not seek re-election for the 8th District.

Stabenow has held the Senate seat since 2001 and most recently fended off Republican challenger John James in 2018 by 6.5%, the closest race in the U.S. Senate since she was first elected in 2000.

The last time a Republican won the race for one of Michigan's two U.S. Senate seats was in 1994, when Spencer Abraham defeated Democrat Bob Carr by nearly 10 points. Abraham held the seat for one term before ultimately losing to Stabenow in the 2000 election.

Republican John James is defending his seat for the first time in the 2024 election.

This election is not the first time he will face his Democratic opponent. James beat Carl Marlinga for the 10th House seat in 2022 by just 1,600 votes.

The race was extremely close two years ago, but is not considered a tie in this election. The 10th District is considered a far-right district, but is still expected to be an extremely close race as Democrats have targeted it as a congressional seat that could be flipped.

Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet and Republican Paul Junge are vying for the House seat left open by the resignation of Dan Kildee.

McDonald Rivet spent time in the Michigan Senate and worked in state government. Junge, meanwhile, worked in the Trump administration before running against Elissa Slotkin in 2020 and Kildee in 2022.

Junge has run for Congress before but lost in the last two elections. However, Republicans see the opening as an opportunity. The district, which includes Flint, Saginaw, Midland and Bay City and other communities, has become more conservative since redistricting in 2022.