Michigan Dems back Gilchrist and Savit as Makled tops UM regents slate

At Detroit's Michigan Democratic Party convention, delegates endorsed Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist for secretary of state and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit for attorney general, while Amir Makled won the University of Michigan Board of Regents seat, ousting incumbent Jordan Acker amid campus-protest tensions; a record turnout was tempered by credentialing glitches and boos for Rep. Haley Stevens, but winners urged unity ahead of the November elections.