Former Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett is expected to defeat Democratic former state Sen. Curtis Hertel in the race for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, according to an Associated Press call.
The two candidates were vying to replace Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who gave up her House seat for Michigan's vacant Senate seat in the 2024 cycle.
Barrett, a former Army helicopter pilot who served in the state Legislature for eight years, twice pursued the crucial Michigan seat but lost the 2022 race to Slotkin by five points.
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Former Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is giving up her House seat to take the open seat in Michigan's Senate. (Getty Images)
Hertel was running for the House for the first time after resigning from the state Senate in 2022 due to term limits.
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Former Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett (above) is expected to win Michigan's 7th Congressional District seat. (Nick Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A Detroit News report in October said Hertel outspent Barrett for much of the race, noting at the time that Hertel had collected $4.2 million to Barrett's $2.8 million.
Hertel was also the beneficiary of millions of dollars in advertising spending by outside parties, including television, digital media and mail advertising, the report said.
Republican Tom Barrett (left) defeated Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. (right) in Michigan's 7th Congressional District race, vacated by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Senate seat. . (AP Photo/File)
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The race was seen as one of the most competitive in the country leading up to Election Day.
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