Michigan's US Senate race starts as a 'toss-up,' poll finds

DETROIT — The closely watched race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat is starting the election year as a "toss-up," with no candidate in command of a significant lead and a slew of independent voters who are undecided, a new statewide poll shows. A survey of 600 likely Michigan voters commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV Channel 4 found respondents essentially split when the Democratic front-runner, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, is matched against three leading Republican contenders ― former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and former U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers and Peter Meijer ― in hypothet...