AP Projects Tlaib Win In MI 13th District Congressional Primary

MICHIGAN — U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib appears to have held off her opponent in the race for Michigan's 13th Congressional District.

The Associated Press projects that Tlaib will win the Democratic nomination over Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, calling the race as of 9:47 a.m. Wednesday.

As of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, with about 88 percent of ballots counted, the Wayne County Clerk's Office reported that Tlaib held a commanding lead over Jones. Data provided by the office reported Tlaib had 63,650 votes to Jones' 32,582.

The two Democrats are facing off for the second time, with Tlaib having posted a narrow victory over Jones in the 2018 race for the seat. Jones narrowly won a special selection to serve the remainder of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers' term after he resigned in December 2017 following reports of sexual harassment. Jones served for about five weeks, while Tlaib narrowly won the seat for a full term.

The winner of the race will run against one of three Republican candidates — David Dudenhoefer, Al Lemmo or Linda Sawyer on Election Day in November. Dudenhoefer currently leads the trio, with 6,077 votes, while Sawyer and Lemmo have posted 4,335 and 2,262 votes, respectively.

Patch will update this story with the latest results as they come in. However, results are expected to be delayed due to the uptick in use of mail-in ballots.