Former prosecutor and TV news anchor Paul Junge won the GOP primary in Michigan’s 8th District and will face off against first-term Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) in November.
Junge, who also worked for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, led a four-person field with 35 percent of the vote after all precincts had reported, according to The Associated Press.
Slotkin issued a statement Tuesday night before the GOP winner was decided challenging them to three debates.
Slotkin flipped the southern Michigan district in 2018, beating former Rep. Mike Bishop by 4 points. The Cook Political Report rates this year’s race as “lean Democratic.”
Junge was in a strong position in the primary, having been endorsed by the American Conservative Union and raising far more than his closest opponent.