State Rep. Kristian Grant will win second term in Grand Rapids seat, AP says

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids, will win a second term, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press called the race for the state's 82nd House District seat at 10:41 p.m. in the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election.

With 73% of the votes counted as of 11:37 p.m., Grant has 23,584 votes to Republican challenger Ryan Malinoski's 7,339 votes, a tally of 76.3% to 23.7%, according to the Associated Press.

The district includes the southern portion of downtown Grand Rapids as well as the city's southeast side. It also includes a sliver of neighboring Wyoming. State House seats are two-year terms.

The election Tuesday was Grant and Malinoski's second match-up.

In 2022, Grant won the open seat after handily beating Malinoski, taking 74.0% of the vote to Malinoski's 24.5%.

Grant formerly served as a trustee on the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education.