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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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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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Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan lost the Republican primary in Michigan's 8th District to Thomas J. Smith, who will now face Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee endorsed former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a GOP U.S. House primary.
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Rep. John James has won Michigan’s Republican nomination for governor, NBC News projects.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 5 reports from 3 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Candidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleground GOP House primary.” Every covered outlet is based in US.
The earliest report in this entry came from NBC News (Aug 5, 2026, 02:13 UTC); the most recent came from NBC News (Aug 5, 2026, 16:08 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 4 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “house primary”.
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