LANSING – Gongwer News Service is making available a new smartphone and tablet app that provides easy-to-use information and analysis of this year’s elections.
The app, which is available for devices using iOS and Android, offers exclusive Gongwer analysis of all 148 seats in the Michigan Legislature, the state’s 14 U.S. House seats, the governor’s race, U.S. Senate race and all other statewide contests.
The app gives users on-the-go access to detailed candidate biographical information, with options to review primary races and then general election campaigns once those races take shape.
Users can also see which U.S. House, Michigan Senate and Michigan House races are expected to be the most competitive and the seats where one party has a slight or strong edge.
On each candidate’s page, users will see links to the candidate’s social media accounts, campaign websites and ways to contact the candidate, as well as a constantly updating list of organizations that have endorsed the candidate. If that candidate has run for state or federal office from 2002 onward, the app also displays his or her performance in those elections.
Users also can use the “Key Races” function to focus only on the primaries and general election match-ups that are legitimately competitive.
The app offers users portability and fresh information and analysis not available from any other source.
As the campaign season progresses, and as dynamics change, Gongwer will update its analysis of the races. And on election nights, Gongwer will update the app regularly with the latest election returns as they are reported. The app is available for just $9.99.
Quality. Speed. Portability. The vital information you need on the 2014 elections in Michigan.
Users of the iPhone and iPad can download the iOS version from the App Store: Click on AppStore
Users of Android devices can download the app from Google Play: Click on Google.Com
