Michigan Republican Unseated After Losing to Democrat by 20 Points [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published May 08, 2024 at 4:36 AM EDT | Updated May 08, 2024 at 7:14 AM EDT
A Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 percentage points.
Chris Kleinjans won an Ottawa County election on Tuesday with 60 percent of the vote share, while the Republican incumbent Lucy Ebel lost, having received 40 percent.
Michigan is a battleground state that will be key to November's presidential election. Donald Trump won the county with 61 percent of the vote in 2020.
Newsweek contacted the Michigan Republican Party by email outside of normal business hours to comment on this story and will update this story if there is a reply.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/michigan-republican-unseated-democrat-election-vote-lucy-ebel-chris-kleinjans-1898212
Note that this is a red county. Quick search indicated there are 11 Commissioners and the breakdown has now gone from 10 (R) - 1 (D) to 9 (R) - 2 (D).
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