By Chad Livengood Detroit News Lansing Bureau Comments Zoom Lansing â€" Democrats made gains in the state House on Tuesday, but fell short of capturing the majority or taking down their top target, Speaker Jase Bolger. Democratic candidates unseated four incumbent Republican lawmakers and won back the Grand Rapids seat they lost when state Rep. Roy Schmidt bolted for the GOP in an attempted election-rigging scheme that ultimately cost Schmidt re-election and nearly took down Bolger. Bolger, R-Marshall, eked out a victory over his little-known Democratic opponent, Bill Farmer, 51 percent to 49 percent, in the 63rd District, while Schmidt was unseated by Democrat Winnie Brinks in the 76th...
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