2A - Wednesday, November 5, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.corn Students vote, watch Midterm Election 2014 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETERSHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com dougsolo@michigandaily.com Newsroomn News Tips 734-418-4115 opt.3 news@michigandaily.com Corrections Lettersto the Editor corrections@michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com Arts Section Editorial Page arts@michigandaily.com opinion@michigandaiy.com Sports Section Photography Section sports@michigandaily.com photo@michigandaily.com Display Sales Classified Sales dailydisplay@gmaiL.com classified@michigandaily.com Online Sales Finance onlineads@michigandaiy.com finance@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Katie Burke Managing Editor kgburke@michigandaily.com Jennifer Callas ManagingNews Editor jcalfas@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Ian Dillingham, Sam Gringlas, Will Greenberg, Rachel Premack and Stephanie Shenouda ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS: Allana Akhtar, Neala Berkowski, Claire Bryan, Shoham Geva, Amabel Karoub, Emma Kerr, Thomas McBrien, Emilie Plesset, Michael Sugerman and Jack Turman Megan McDonald and Daniel Wang Editorial Page Editors opinioneditors@michigandaily.com SENIOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS: Aarica MarshandVictoriaNoble ASSISTANT EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS:Matthew Seligman and David Harris Greg Garno and AlejandroZdiiga Managing SportsEditors sportseditors@michigandaly.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITORS: Max Cohen, Ailexa Dettelbach, Lev Faher, Rajat Khare, Jake Lourim and Jeremy Summitt ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS: Max Bultman, Minh Doan, Daniel Feldman, Simon Kaufman, Erin Lennon, Jake Lourim and Jason Rubinstein John Lynch and jplynch@michigandaily.com Akshay Seth Managing Arts Editors akse@michigandaily.com SENIORARTS EDITORS: Giancarlo Buonomo, Natalie Gadbois, Erika Harwood and Alec Stern ASSISTANT ARTS EDITORS: Jamie Bireoll, Jackson Howard,Gillian Jakaband Maddie Thomas Teresa Mathew and Paul Sherman Managing PhotoEditors photo@michigandaily.com SENIORPHOTOEDITORS: AllisonFarrand and RubyWallau ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITORS: Luna Anna Archey,Virginia Lozano, James Colle, McKenzie Berezin, and Nicholas Williams Carolyn Gearig and GabrielaVasquez ManagingDesignEditors design@michigandaily.com SENIOR DESIGN EDITORS: Amy Mackens and Alicia Kovalcheck CarlinaDuan Magazine Editor statement@michigandaiy.com DEPUTY MAGAZINE EDITORS: Max Rad win and Amrutha Sivakumar STATEMENT PHOTOEDITOR: RubyWallau STATEMENT LEAD DESIGNER:Amy Mackens Mark Ossolinski and Meaghan Thonpson Managing Copy Editors copydesk@michigandaily.com SENIOR COPY EDITORS: Mariam Sheikh and Alisha Qiu Austen Hufford Online Editor ahufford@michigandaily.com VIDEO EDITORS: Paula Friedrich and James Reslier-Wells SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR: Brianne Johnson BUSINESSSTAFF Madeline Lacey University Accounts Manager AilieSteirnclassified Manager Simonne Kapadia Local Accounts Manager Lotus An National Accounts Manager Olivia Jones Production Managers Nolan Loh Special Projects Coordinator Jason Anterasian Finance Manager The Michigan Daily OSSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fai and winter terms by students at theUniversity oSichigan.One copy is available free of charge to aIreaders.Additional copies may be picked upatthe Daily's office for $2. 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BOTTOM RIGHT: The University's chapter of the College Democrats waits for results from Tuesday's elections (PAUL SHERMAN/Daily). p Dgel1keeplegacyin U.S. House of Reps. Incumbents'keep seats in midterm elections I Third consecutive Dingell to serve in Congress By GENEVIVE HUMMER and SHOHAM GEVA Daily StaffReporters The Dingell dynasty will con- tinue. In the 12th U.S. House District, the Detroit Free Press has called the race for Debbie Dingell, wife of current U.S. House Rep. John Dingell (D). She is the third Dingell to hold a Michigan Congressional seat, following current. Rep. John Dingell and his father, John Dingell, Sr. In a victory speech at the state Democrat watch party Tuesday night in Detroit, Dingell thanked her staff, family and campaign, and said there were two people she wanted to thank specifically by name: her husband, outgoing H-S Rep. Dingell, and outgoing U.S Senator Carl Levin. "These Democrats, two giants of men...have served this state a very very long time," she said. "And what we have to remember is that they've been the voice of Michigan's values, of respecting working men and women and standing firm for what's right." Dingell faced off against Republican candidate Terry Bowman, a Ford employee and key player in the 2012 right- to-work battle in the state. She made higher education, namely reducing student debt, a key focus, hosting higher educa- tion roundtables at universities across the state to discuss issues facing students and universities. Dingell, who serves as a trust- ee at Wayne State University recently voted against a tuition increase at that institution. "I've been on the Wayne State board for eight years," Dingell said in a June interview with 5-m The Michigan Daily. "Every sin- gle year, it seems like it's becom- ing more challenging and more difficult and harder to afford a higher education. And every single day, I am meeting young people who are graduating with staggering debt." A founder of the National Women's Health Resource Center, Dingell also champi- oned affordable health care and investing in health research that includes women, and advocated for policies that extend rights to same-sex couples. "If two people love each other, why should we keep them from being with each other?" Ding- ell said in an October interview with The Michigan Daily. In her victory speech Tues- day night, Dingell touched on all those areas, also emphasizing job creation in the state. "We're going to keep fighting ahead for the values we all care about- to protect manufactur- ing, that if you are sick you don't worry about whether you need to go to a doctor," she said. "And that our children, 25 percent of our population and 100 percent of our future, they deserve qual- ity, affordable education. That's what I'm fighting for. That's what I stand here for tonight." In a October interview with the Daily, she said the 2008 financial crash heavily impacted the job market, which, unlike the auto industry, has not recov- ered. Dingell has highlighted the importance of job creation espe- cially for young college gradu- ates and those forced into early retirement. In an October interview with The Michigan Daily, Bowman emphasized his distance from Washington as one benefit of him taking the congressional seat. "It's no fault of the individual, but I think that if you're in Con- gress for a long time you com- pletely lose the ability to connect with what goes on each and every day," he said. Republicans has attempted to protect the state's ban on same-sex mar- maintain hold in riage and its ban on affirmative executive office action. Secretary of State By GOVERNMENT BEAT Mi their the A retar ing G reeler Arbor ic pol hold resen of Re gan S Mi Bill S seat, Totte morn resul led T perce Secretary of State Ruth chigan Republicans held Johnson (R) kept her seat posts statewide, winning against Democratic challeng- ttorney General and Sec- er Godfrey Dillard. Unoffi- y of State races and push- cial election results indicated overnor Rick Snyder to Johnson led Dillard 53.5 per- ction. Meanwhile, Ann cent to 42.9 percent at 2 a.m. r district-level Democrat- Johnson's reelection cam- liticians maintained their paign emphasized her work in on the U.S. House of Rep- customer service and expand- tatives, Michigan House ingthe department's online ser- presentatives and Michi- vices. She previously worked as tate Senate. the clerk and register for deeds in Oakland County. Attorney General Dillard, a Detroit attorney, announced his campaign in chigan Attorney General August. Following his defeat, chuette (R) will retain his he said his campaign stint was besting Democrat Mark still impactful. n. As of 2 a.m. Wednesday "I'm not discouraged," Dil- ing, unofficial election lard said. "I think as I go for- ts showed that Schuette ward I'll keep looking for ways otten 52.1 percent to 44.2 I can serve the citizens of nt. Michigan." May, she demanded with other politicians to cease oil and gas drilling in nearby Scio Town- ship. Warren has also fought to improve state support for both K-12 and higher education. Linden, her challenger, was not available to media during the campaign. Michigan House of Representatives State representative Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has won reelection for a third term, defeating Republican challeng- er John Spisak. Irwin has pushed for greater state involvement in all levels of education and has argued that improving the state's edu- cational institutions can be a means of economic growth. In April 2013, Irwin proposed a bill to extend in-state tuition equality to undocumented students, a move hailed by on- campus student groups. "I think it's good state pol- icy to try to keep those people here in Michigan, giving them opportunity to contribute to our economy and communi- ties," Irwin said in a 2013 inter- view with the Daily. He has also been an advo- cate for improved environ- mental protections, and supports increased investment in infrastructure to aid eco- nomic recovery. Spisak, an Ann Arbor resi- dent, is a stay-at-home father who previously owned small businesses. He prioritized investing in roads, bridges and other infrastructure. He also campaigned to better educa- tion. Daily News Editor Rachel Premack and Daily StaffReport- ers Ben Atlas, Shoham Geva and Genevieve Hummer contributed to this report. "I will continue to serve as a voice for the constitution, because there are cops and firefighters who worked hard in a tough city whose pensions were at risk," Schuette said in a speech at the Renaissance Cen- ter Tuesday night. "I am an optimist at the core, and this election is all about tomorrows," Schuette said. "I am confident Michigan's best tomorrows are just ahead. " Schuette, who outspent Tot- ten by a near six-to-one margin during the campaign, has said he would like to be a "voice for victims" of all crimes in his second term. Formerly a federal pros- ecutor, Totten emphasized his desire to protect Michigan citi- zens from economic crime. He also aimed to better support women's and students' rights, two areas in which he said Schuette failed. In his first term, Schuette Michigan State Senate State Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) won her second term over Republican challeng- er Terry Linden. Warren has served Ann Arbor as a state senator since 2011. Previously, Warren served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010. In her tenure, Warren has focused on women's rights and environmental protection. In September, she co-introduced legislation to require all health insurance companies to pro- vide the option to purchase abortion service coverage. She has also sponsored legislation to help sexual assault survi- vors, gender pay equity and works to extend workplace family medical leave. Warren is invested in improving the environment. In 1 P'