Michiganders have taken a big step toward choosing their new senator after Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and former Congressman Mike Rogers won their respective primaries for the U.S. Senate on August 6.
Slotkin handily defeated her only opponent, actor Hill Harper. In the Republican primary, Rogers emerged victorious after beating both Justin Amash, another former congressman, and physician Sherry O’Donnell.
The Associated Press called both races at 9 p.m.
“I’m thrilled to officially be your Democratic Nominee for Senate,” Slotkin wrote on X soon afterwards.
Sandy Pensler, another Republican hopeful, dropped out in July and threw his support behind Rogers….