In western Michigan, voters headed to the polls on Aug. 2 to determine if the 3rd Congressional District’s Republican nominee will be first-term Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach (former) president Donald Trump, or challenger John Gibbs, who is endorsed by Trump.
The winner will face Hillary Scholten in the general election on Nov. 8.
Scholten was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Michigan’s 3rd District has a different look after newly drawn maps from redistricting. The district, which includes Grand Rapids, has not seen a Democratic congressional member since 1993.
With the new map, organizations like the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the general election as a toss-up….