Politics & Government
Worthy Jumps Burton-Harris In Wayne County Prosecutor Race
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy faced a strong challenger in Victoria Burton-Harris.
WAYNE COUNTY, MI — With 89 percent of ballots counted in Wayne County, incumbent Kym Worthy has a commanding lead over her challenger in the race for Wayne County Prosecutor, local attorney Victoria Burton-Harris.
As of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Worthy had 156,749 votes while Burton-Harris had recorded 93,614, according to voting data provided by the Wayne County Clerk's Office.
The two faced off in Tuesday's primary for the Democratic nomination for the county prosecutor position. But with no Republican candidates running, the winner will be all but assured the four-year term position.
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Burton-Harris, who has called herself the "people's lawyer," has drawn attention after having received public endorsements from high profile political figures; The Detroit News reported she was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. Worthy has been endorsed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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.
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