Despite withdrawing from the race last month, Republican Thomas Smith remained on the ballot in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District and soared past Trump’s preferred candidate
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Trump-backed congressional candidate Amir Hassan lost the important GOP primary in Michigan’s 8th District to Thomas J. Smith, who had suspended his campaign weeks earlier
Smith, a former General Motors engineer, accepted the victory despite leaving the campaign trail in July
Republicans have high hopes to flip the competitive district red in November by ousting Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet
A Republican House candidate backed by President Donald…
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