Democratic state Rep. Jaime Churches meets with volunteers, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Trenton, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Republican Rylee Linting walks door to door campaigning hoping to unseat Democratic State Rep. Jaime Churches, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Gibraltar, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Republican Rylee Linting greets a voter as she campaigns hoping to unseat Democratic State Rep. Jaime Churches, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Gibraltar, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Democratic state Rep. Jaime Churches, a former elementary school teacher, is interviewed in her campaign office, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Trenton, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)