Politics & Government

Marlinga Wins Democratic Nomination For MI U.S. House District 10: AP

The Associated Press called the race shortly after midnight with Marling securing nearly 50 percent of the vote.

Democrat Carl Marlinga​ beat out a group of other Democrats to face off against Republican incumbent Rep. John James for Michigan's 10th Congressional District​ in November, according to the Associated Press​.
Democrat Carl Marlinga​ beat out a group of other Democrats to face off against Republican incumbent Rep. John James for Michigan's 10th Congressional District​ in November, according to the Associated Press​. (Patch Media)

MICHIGAN — Democrat Carl Marlinga beat out a group of other Democrats to face off against Republican incumbent Rep. John James for Michigan's 10th Congressional District in November, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press called the race shortly after midnight with Marling securing nearly 50 percent of the vote. James ran uncontested in the primary.

The matchup is a rematch from 2022 when James narrowly defeated Marlinga in by just 1,600 votes.

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The district includes parts of Macomb County and Rochester-Rochester Hills. In 2022,

Here are the election results:

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Democrat

Carl Marlinga - 28,370

Diane Young - 14,794

Tiffany Tilley - 8,058

Emily Busch- 7,702

Republican

John James - Uncontested

Precincts reporting - 71 percent

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