{"id":1586021,"date":"2022-08-03T06:51:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1586021"},"modified":"2022-08-03T06:51:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:51:05","slug":"challenger-gibbs-beats-meijer-in-michigan-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/challenger-gibbs-beats-meijer-in-michigan-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenger Gibbs Beats Meijer in Michigan Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchallenger-gibbs-beats-meijer-in-michigan-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1586021&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The latest on the\u00a0Aug. 2 primaries in Arizona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-michigan\">Michigan<\/a>, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p> Challenger Defeats Michigan Incumbent Who Voted to Impeach Trump in Republican Congressional Primary <\/p>\n<p>Republican John Gibbs on Aug. 3 defeated Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in Michigan\u2019s 3rd\u00a0Congressional District Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-primary\">primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meijer was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Trump endorsed Gibbs for the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>With 75 percent of the votes reported at 12:24 a.m. on Aug. 3, Gibbs received 51.9 percent of the vote while Meijer registered 48 percent, according to Decision Desk HQ.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November\u2019s general election in a newly drawn 3rd\u00a0District that once favored Republicans but is now friendlier to Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/challenger-defeats-michigan-incumbent-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-in-republican-congressional-primary_4636985.html\"><em>Read the full article here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p> Schmitt Wins Hotly Contested US Senate Primary in Missouri <\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican Senate primary race on Aug. 2, bringing the expensive, hard-fought race to a conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Polls closed in the race at 7 p.m. CST. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Schmitt roughly an hour later.<\/p>\n<p>The contest kicked off after incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) announced in 2021 that he would not be seeking reelection in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The race was shaken up by former President Trump\u2019s last-minute, Aug. 1 endorsement, in which he pledged his support to \u201cEric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two of the top contenders in the race are named Eric: Schmitt and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Schmitt will face Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine, who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary. Both also face a challenge from a well-funded independent, John Wood, who has the financial backing of former Sen. John Danforth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/schmitt-wins-hotly-contested-us-senate-primary-in-missouri_4639458.html\"><em>Read the full article here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p> Trump Nod Spurs Dixon to Runaway Win in Michigan GOP Gubernatorial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest on the\u00a0Aug. 2 primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington. ___ Challenger Defeats Michigan Incumbent Who Voted to Impeach Trump in Republican Congressional Primary Republican John Gibbs on Aug. 3 defeated Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in Michigan\u2019s 3rd\u00a0Congressional District Republican primary. 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