Gongwer News Service/Michigan Report is the premier independent source for news and information on Michigan government and politics. Named for its founder, Charles Gongwer, the company since 1961 has provided unmatched coverage of action at the state Capitol as well as state and federal elections in Michigan.

Now Gongwer presents its 2014 Elections App, providing voters, political junkies and other interested parties with the best product available to stay on top of this year’s elections for state and federal office in Michigan in a huge year with the governor’s race, a rare open U.S. Senate seat, three open U.S. House seats, nine open Michigan Senate seats and 41 open Michigan House seats.

Upon opening the app, users can choose whether to review information about the August 5 primary election when the Democratic and Republican voters nominate their party’s candidates or the November 4 General Election. Up until the primary, users will mainly want to select the Primary option. Most information for the General Election screens will upload after the primary.

Users can then select their race of interest: Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Michigan Senate, Michigan House and other offices. Drop-down menus will appear.

Selecting Candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate or other statewide offices will take users to the names of the candidates for that office with links to a wealth of information about each candidate: biographical details, links to their social media accounts, websites, contact tools and endorsements, links to their campaign finance reports and more. Selecting Candidates for U.S. House, Michigan Senate or Michigan House will bring up buttons for each district for those offices. Pick the district of interest to find the same trove of information mentioned above or hit “Open/Close All” to see all districts.

Or maybe you just want to review which races Gongwer considers key ones, the competitive races that are up for grabs. Under U.S. House, Michigan Senate and Michigan House, just pick Key Races to filter out the districts that are not competitive.

Gongwer covers races for state and federal office more closely than any other news source. So take advantage of our insight by selecting Analysis once you pick the office to review: Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Michigan Senate or Michigan House. Picking this option for Governor, U.S. Senate or other statewide offices will give users our current read of those races. Picking the option for U.S. House, Michigan Senate or Michigan House will bring up a chart allowing you to select which districts we have ranked strongly favoring the Republican or Democrat, leaning to the Republican or Democrat or a toss-up. Pick the district of interest for our current take on that race. Gongwer will update these analyses throughout the campaign.

Gongwer will continue updating the app. As organizations issue new endorsements, the information will update. As the state of play in the races changes, Gongwer will update its analysis.

On the nights of the primary (August 5, 2014) and the general election (November 4, 2014), Gongwer will constantly update the App with election results as they arrive, making the Gongwer election app the perfect portable election night resource.