Primary election results for Michigan's US House races

Michigan's Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday went pretty much according to predictions, as far as the state's U.S. congressional races were concerned. Here's a quick rundown of the winners and the vote totals.

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Upper Peninsula, northern Lower Peninsula): Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, handily defeated Roscommon veteran Josh Saul, winning the GOP primary 79% to 21%, with nearly 99% of the vote in. Bergman will face Democrat Callie Barr, a veterans' advocate and lawyer in Traverse City, who beat Marquette's Bob Lorinser 58% to 42%, with about 97% of the vote in.

2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Mid-Michigan): Both U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Caledonia, and Democrat Michael Lynch, of Alma, who works as a manager with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, were unopposed in their primaries.

3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (west Michigan, Grand Rapids): U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten easily beat west Michigan businessman Salim Al-Shatel in the Democratic primary 91% to 9%, with 99% of the vote counted. East Grand Rapids lawyer Paul Hudson defeated Grand Haven entrepreneur Michael Markey in the GOP primary, winning 55% to 45%, with 99% of the vote tallied.

4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (west and southwest Michigan): U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland Township, easily defeated Holland project manager Brendan Muir in the Republican primary, winning 73% to 27%, with 95% of the vote in. Kalamazoo lawyer Jessica Swartz was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (south central Michigan): U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Democratic retired steelworker Libbi Urban, of Buchanan, were unopposed in their primaries.

6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Washtenaw, parts of Wayne and Oakland counties): U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, and Republican Heather Smiley, who retired as an analyst for Ford, were unopposed in their primaries.

7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (mid-Michigan, Lansing): Former state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, and former state Sen. Curtis Hertel, D-Lansing, were unopposed in their primaries in this open, toss-up district.

8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Bay City, Flint, Saginaw, Midland): State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Bay City won the Democratic primary to this open, toss-up seat, winning 53% of the vote, to 26% for former Flint Mayor Matt Collier and 20% for state Board of Education President Pamela Pugh of Saginaw, with 87% of the overall vote tallied. Paul Junge of Grand Blanc won the Republican primary. With 88% of the vote in, he had 75% of the vote to 15% for Mary Draves of Midland, and 10% for Anthony Hudson, a small businessman in Grand Blanc.

9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Thumb, northern Macomb and Oakland counties): U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, and Democratic insurance agent Clint St. Mosley of Lake Orion, were unopposed in their primaries.

10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (southern Macomb County, Rochester, Rochester Hills): U.S. Rep. John James, of Shelby Township, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Former Macomb County Judge Carl Marlinga of Sterling Heights won the Democratic primary. With 98% of the vote tallied, Marlinga had 49%; Warren financial planner Diane Young, 25%; state Board of Education member Tiffany Tilley of West Bloomfield had just over 13%; and Emily Busch of Oxford had just under 13%.

11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (southeastern Oakland County): U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, easily defeated Ferndale activist Ahmed Ghanim in the Democratic primary, winning 87% to 13%, with 98% of the vote tallied. She faces Bingham Farms criminal defense and personal injury lawyer Nick Somberg, who won the Republican primary over Bingham Farms attorney Charles Frangie, 61% to 39%, with 99% of the vote in.

12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Detroit, Dearborn, Wayne County): U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, was unopposed in the Democratic primary. James Hooper, of Livonia, who has done missionary work, was declared the winner in the Republican primary. With 98% of the vote tallied, Hooper had a 61% to 39% lead over Linda Sawyer, a former emergency room nurse, also of Livonia.

13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Detroit, Downriver): U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, defeated Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters and Shakira Lynn Hawkins, according to a call made by The Associated Press, based on unofficial results. With 98% of the vote tallied, Thanedar led, with 54% of the vote to 34% for Waters and 11% for Hawkins. Martell Bivings, a former business liaison for the Detroit Economic Development Corp., was unopposed in the Republican primary.

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