The House Democratic caucus has been returned to its full 56-member majority after Macomb County Commissioner Mai Xiong and Westland City Council member Peter Herzberg secured victories in their respective special elections Tuesday night, ending the temporary 54-54 split. In the 25th District, which was called first, Herzberg won with 59.5 percent of the vote while getting 60.5 percent in the city of Westland, the district’s largest city. Xiong earned 77.6 percent of the vote in the 13th District, including 95 percent in Wayne County. In response to the victories, House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) said “Michiganders chose Democrats to
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