"Upcoming Elections: Races, Voting, and Candidates to Watch in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi"

Key races to watch in the upcoming 2023 Michigan election include the mayoral race in Grosse Pointe Park between incumbent Mayor Michelle Hodges and City Councilwoman Christine Gallagher, the mayoral race in Inkster between Mayor Patrick Wimberly, who faces a federal bribery charge, and defense attorney Byron Nolen, and the mayoral race in Westland between interim Mayor Mike Londeau and state Rep. Kevin Coleman. In Oakland County, voters in cities like Berkley, Ferndale, and Madison Heights will decide on recreational marijuana and potentially elect their first Black members to city councils. In Macomb County, Eastpointe will see a mayoral contest between former city councilman Michael Klinefelt and retired educator Mary Hall-Rayford, while Warren will experience a major leadership shift with longtime Mayor Jim Fouts being term-limited out of office and State Rep. Lori Stone running for mayor against the city's human resources director George Dimas.