GOP candidate who dropped out wins primary in Mich. district, per reports
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- yahoo.comseen 8 Aug, 13:48headline rewritten
GOP candidate who dropped out leads Trump's pick in Michigan swing districtGOP candidate who dropped out wins primary in Mich. district, per reports
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Wed, 5 August 2026
5 reports- yahoo.com14:15first to reportedited after publishing
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GOP candidate who dropped out leads Trump's pick in Michigan swing districtSmith, who dropped out of the race July 16, had 50.1% of the vote with 99% of the expected vote counted.
- rawstory.com16:07
The Michigan retiree who "humiliated" President Donald Trump by beating his endorsed candidate even after dropping out of the race won a host of new fans Wednesday after his hand-written letter to a "Dear FEC Inspector" went viral.Tom Smith, a retired General Motors engineer, quit his own congressio...
- Google News - Top Stories16:08
Candidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleground GOP House primary NBC News Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out Politico Republican who withdrew last month beats Trump-backed rival in Michigan The Guardian GOP's Smith scores upset in mid-Michigan US House race after dropping out The Detroit News Trump-endorsed candidate loses congressional primary to a rival who had quit the race MS NOW
- abcnews.com18:35
Thomas J. Smith, who suspended his campaign in July, won by a wide margin.
- The Guardian World20:11
Thomas Smith, whose name remained on ballot, beats Republican rivals in primary contest for eighth district Thomas Smith withdrew from the Republican primary contest for Michigan’s eighth district last month. On Tuesday, he won the nomination. Unofficial results show Smith with more than 50% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, defeating the man he endorsed, anti-abortion activist Al Lemmo, and the man Donald Trump endorsed, former federal law enforcement officer Amir Hassan....
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- The Hill17:00
In Michigan's primary elections, Republican newcomer Thomas Smith defeated Donald Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan in the 8th District, while Democrat Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Senate primary before facing Mike Rogers in the general election.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- independent.co.uk10:13
Trump won Michigan on the same ballot he now says was ‘rigged’