William Lawrence wins Democratic primary for battleground US House seat in Michigan, US media projects
Lawrence, a Sunrise Movement co-founder, won with 42.7% of the vote after progressives rallied behind his anti-establishment campaign.
- On Tuesday, Democrat William Lawrence, a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, won the Democratic primary in Michigan's 7th Congressional District, NBC News projects, marking a major victory for the insurgent left.
- Lawrence bested former Ambassador Bridget Brink and Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam, consolidating progressive support while the two moderate candidates split their party's centrist electorate.
- A mysterious super PAC spent more than $1 million in the race's final weeks to boost Lawrence and attack Maasdam, according to campaign finance reports.
- GOP Rep. Tom Barrett will face Lawrence in the fall in a tightly divided swing seat that President Donald Trump carried by just 1 percentage point in 2024.
- Voters in five states participated in primaries Tuesday, including several with major battleground House districts up for grabs in November as both parties fight for narrow margins.
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In central Michigan's 7th congressional district, Democratic voters picked William Lawrence, a co-founder of the youth-led Sunrise Movement climate activist group, to represent them over two centrist candidates—retired Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink—as they seek to flip one of the nation's most vulnerable GOP-controlled seats in November.
William Lawrence wins Michigan Democratic primary, setting up high-stakes battle for key swing House seat
William Lawrence secured the Democratic nomination for Michigan's seventh congressional district. He defeated two moderate rivals in a closely watched primary contest. Lawrence will now challenge Republican Representative Tom Barrett in November. This race is expected to draw significant national attention and resources. The outcome could influence control of the US House of Representatives.
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He knows who William Lawrence is, the progressive Bernie Sanders-backed leader who won in the Michigan Democratic primary elections.
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