U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar is expected to win reelection in his heavily Democratic district after topping Detroit City Council member Mary Waters in the primary.
Primary winners will advance to the general election for the chance to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, which is expected to be among the most competitive in the country.
In all, about a quarter of voters were expected to participate in the primary, down from 2022 and 2020. ‘Most people are just ready for November,’ one clerk says.
Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers won Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primaries in Michigan, setting the stage for a high-stakes general election showdown between the current and former members of congress.