Candidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleground GOP House primary

Candidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleground GOP House primary

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:08:34 GMT

Thomas Smith, a political unknown who raised almost no money for his campaign, defeated President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate in a Republican primary for a Michigan congressional seat the GOP hopes to contest this fall, NBC News projects.

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