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NEW: Upton Wins Michigan 6th Cong. Dist. GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Jon Hoadley In Nov.

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Democrat Jon Hoadley has been declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the Michigan 6th Congressional District race. Hoadley got 52.3% of the vote over Jen Richardson's 47.7% with 100% of the results in. 

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ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — Longtime Republican Rep. Fred Upton has defeated a primary challenger in his district in southwestern Michigan. The 17-term lawmaker is next waiting to learn his opponent in November. Teacher Jen Richardson of Kalamazoo was leading favorite Jon Hoadley, a state legislator, despite being outraised 18-to-1. Upton beat real estate agent Elena Oelke in the 6th Congressional District’s GOP primary on Tuesday. Democrats will target Upton in the fall after he had his closest-ever election in the 2018 midterm, when he won by 4 percentage points. 

Here's a link to primary voting results out of Michiganfor some of the state's most high profile races. 

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