Tlaib Wins Reelection To MI's 12th District: AP

DEARBORN, MI — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib won reelection to Michigan's 12th U.S. Congressional district in Tuesday's elections, according to unofficial election results.

The Associated Press called the race shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when Tlaib captured roughly 70 percent of the vote over Republican James Hooper.

The district includes Dearborn and Dearborn, as well as other parts of Wayne County and Oakland County.

Here are the latest results as of 8:15 a.m., which Patch will update throughout the night. Be sure to refresh this page for the latest:

• Democrat Rashida Tlaib 215,402
• Republican James Hooper 78,818
• Working Party Gary Walkowicz 7,792
• Green Brenda Sanders 6,487

Precincts reporting: 80 percent

Tlaib was first elected to Congress in 2018 and was the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress. She is also one of the first two Muslim individuals.

Last year, the Republican-led U.S. House voted to censure Tlaib for controversial statements she made in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

Tlaib also serves on the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. She is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, which aligns politically with the Democratic Party’s left wing.

Before serving in Congress, Tlaib served in the Michigan House from 2009 to 2015.