Ngalamulume pulls out of race to unseat Rogers

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Three weeks after formally announcing his candidacy, Democrat Kande Ngalamulume today said he is ending his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in the 8th District.

"After two difficult months of trying to get this grass roots campaign off the ground, it is now apparent to me that there is not enough interest amongst the political establishment and many constituents in this district to replace Mike Rogers in Congress," Ngalamulume said in a prepared statement. "As a result, I am suspending my campaign at once.

Ngalamulume's exit from the race leaves Rogers, of Howell, uncontested both in the primary and in the general election.

In recent weeks, Ngalamulume, a Lansing resident, said it had been very difficult to raise money to run against Rogers, an entrenched incumbent who has held the job since 2001.

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