The race for a second seat on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees hung in the balance on Friday as a few thousand votes separated a Democratic and Republican candidate and as ballot issues in two counties affected the election. Democrat Rebecca ...

How the rest of the race was to play out remained to be seen. Julie Maday, R-Novi, had 24.2% of the vote, but so did Rebecca Bahar-Cook, D-Lansing. Bahar-Cook was trailing by roughly 9,000 votes,

Voters across the state will elect two new members to the leadership boards at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and University of Michigan on Tuesday.

Two positions are open in Michigan State University's Trustees race in the 2024 November general election. Running as Democrats are Rebecca Bahar-Cook and Thomas Stallworth III. Republican candidates are Mike Balow and Julie Maday. The board has eight seats with eight-year term lengths.

An input error temporarily indicated Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees candidate Rebecca Bahar-Cook, a Democrat, had placed third in balloting in Tuesday’s election for two open positions.