Michigan Republican Unseated After Losing to Democrat by 20 Points
Newsweek Breaking News Card
A Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 points.
Chris Kleinjans won an Ottawa County election with 60 percent of the vote share, while the Republican incumbent Lucy Embel 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 60 percent of the vote in 2020.
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