Michigan voters elect Republican John James to US House in newly-created 10th DistrictRepublicans won a newly created congressional district in the Detroit suburbs of Michigan on Tuesday, boosting the party’s effort to take control of the House of Representatives.
Republican nominee John James was crowned the victor in the contest for Michigan’s 10th congressional district, The Associated Press projects. James, who was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 and 2020, bested Democratic nominee Carl Marlinga.
The contest was seen as a bellwether for Republican efforts to make in-roads with suburban voters.
James ran a campaign largely centered on rising crime rates and 40-year high inflation. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
James ran a campaign largely centered on rising crime rates and 40-year high inflation. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Michigan’s 10th congressional district is centered around Michigan’s Macomb and Oakland counties, major suburbs of Detroit. Former President Donald Trump narrowly carried the district against President Biden in 2020, according to Michigan’s independent redistricting commission.................
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