Trump-backed Hassan falls short in Michigan House primary to take on McDonald Rivet
Smith led with 50.4% of the vote after suspending his bid, while Trump-backed Amir Hassan trailed with 33.2%, AP estimates showed.
- President Donald Trump-backed Amir Hassan trailed Thomas Smith in Michigan's 8th District Republican primary on Wednesday, despite Smith suspending his campaign weeks earlier.
- Smith effectively ended his campaign on July 18 by suspending his bid and endorsing fellow Republican Lemmo, yet remained on the ballot and continued attracting voter support.
- With 95 percent of votes counted, Smith led with 50.4 percent of the vote compared to Hassan's 33.2 percent and Lemmo's 16.4 percent, holding more than 10,600 votes ahead.
- Smith said he was "humbled and honored that Republicans have chosen me to take the fight to Kristen McDonald Rivet," The Detroit News reports, as Decision Desk projected his victory.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee backed Hassan as Republicans target this Democratic-held district, one of the GOP's top pickup opportunities against incumbent Democratic Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet.
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Loser: Trump-Endorsed Black Conservative Amir Hassan Lost Michigan Primary Even Though Opponent Dropped Out
Amir Hassan just learned the hard way that having Donald Trump in your corner does not mean voters are obligated to follow the assignment. Hassan, the Trump-backed Republican candidate in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, lost Tuesday’s GOP primary to Thomas J. Smith, a retired General Motors engineer who had already dropped out of the race […] The post Loser: Trump-Endorsed Black Conservative Amir Hassan Lost Michigan Primary Even Though O…
An unnoticed candidate, who retired in July, created the surprise by beating the candidate supported by Donald Trump. ...
Amir Hassan was heavily defeated by Thomas J. Smith, a retired engineer who had abandoned the race to support a third-party candidate.
Trump Pick in Michigan Loses to Candidate Who Dropped Out
Voters in one Michigan district on Tuesday handed President Trump an unexpected primary loss—via a candidate who had already called it quits. Thomas Smith, a low-profile Republican who reported raising just $1,850 and said in July he was suspending his campaign to back rival Al Lemmo, nonetheless won...
Thomas Smith dropped his Michigan House bid last month, but won the GOP primary anyway, beating Trump-backed opponent
Thomas Smith won Michigan's 8th District GOP primary on Tuesday — even though he had suspended his campaign in mid-July. Even more surprisingly: He defeated a Trump-endorsed candidate.
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