Incumbent Rep. Elissa Slotkin won Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a short general election campaign before November.
Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan defeated actor Hill Harper in the state’s Democratic primary to fill the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
Slotkin is currently a congressman from Michigan and a former Middle East analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency. She first ran for office in 2018, defeating the Republican incumbent to retake her district.
Four states hold key primary elections on Tuesday, setting the stage for November’s Senate and House showdowns.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) speaks to constituents during a town hall meeting in Rochester, Michigan on December 16, 2019, about her decision to vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump. (Photo by Bill Priano/Getty Images)
Ms. Slotkin ran her Senate campaign as a moderate in the battleground state of Michigan, and she cited her work under former presidents Barack Obama and Bush to underscore that point.
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Slotkin has also maintained cautious stances on Israel and war with Hamas, the terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. But Michigan has a sizable Arab population that has pressured the Biden administration to end military support for Israel. Slotkin’s Democratic opponent, Harper, has been a vocal critic of Israel and the Biden administration’s support for U.S. allies.
Actor and U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper interacts with the audience during the “State of Our Democracy: Voter Apathy in the Black Community” panel on day two of the 37th Annual NOBCO Economic Development Conference 2023 at The Westin Charlotte on October 20, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for NOBCO)
Harper has called for a ceasefire on multiple occasions and has pressured Slotkin, the Democratic front-runner, to do the same.
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Democratic candidates now face the challenge of winning the general election in November, but given the battleground nature of Michigan, the outcome could go either way.
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan political handicapping institute, rated the vacant Senate seat as a “50-50” race. The race was initially considered a “Democrat favorite” but was changed shortly before President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
