{"id":2465719,"date":"2025-07-23T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huizenga-opts-out-of-michigan-senate-race-sparing-gop-a-messy-primary\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:47:17","slug":"huizenga-opts-out-of-michigan-senate-race-sparing-gop-a-messy-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huizenga-opts-out-of-michigan-senate-race-sparing-gop-a-messy-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Huizenga opts out of Michigan Senate race, sparing GOP a messy primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fhuizenga-opts-out-of-michigan-senate-race-sparing-gop-a-messy-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=2465719&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>Rep. Bill huizenga (R-MI) has decided not to run for Michigan&#8217;s open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, avoiding a perhaps divisive Republican primary against the party-favored candidate, former Rep. Mike Rogers. after consulting with his family and former President Donald Trump, whose opinion was decisive, Huizenga announced his withdrawal from the race. Republican leaders, including Senate leadership, were already rallying around Rogers, fearing a primary contest would weaken the GOP&#8217;s chances and make Huizenga&#8217;s House seat vulnerable. Though rogers has struggled with fundraising compared to Huizenga and Democratic challengers, party operatives remain confident in his viability. The Senate Leadership Fund expressed strong support for rogers,emphasizing the need for party unity to challenge the Democrats vying for retiring Sen. gary Peters&#8217; seat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Huizenga spares GOP messy primary by opting out of Michigan Senate run<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1958052\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Rogers\">Bill Huizenga<\/a> (R-MI) will not mount a campaign for Michigan&rsquo;s open battleground Senate seat in 2026, allowing the GOP to avoid what would have been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-won-her-texas-primary-as-an-unabashed-liberal-now-michelle-vallejo-is-abandoning-her-far-left-policies\/\" title=\"She Won Her Texas Primary as an Unabashed Liberal. Now Michelle Vallejo Is Abandoning Her Far-Left Policies.\">bitter primary fight<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogan-and-alsobrooks-sling-insults-in-high-stakes-senate-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hogan and Alsobrooks sling insults in high-stakes ... debate - Washington Examiner\">national party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s preferred candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Rogers\">Mike Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Huizenga, who <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\">teased a possible run for months<\/a><\/span>, said in a statement Wednesday that after speaking with his family and &ldquo;in consultation with President Trump, I have decided against a bid for U.S. Senate in Michigan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3478250\/house-democrat-challenge-eric-flores-texas-swing-district\/\">Vulnerable House Democrat challenged by Eric Flores in swing Texas district as redistricting effort looms large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3477895\/aoc-funds-genocide-graffiti-campaign-office-aoc-rebukes-lies-israel-vote\/\">&#8216;AOC funds genocide&#8217;: Graffiti defaces campaign office as AOC rebukes &lsquo;lies&rsquo; over Israel vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3477152\/james-carville-democrats-civil-war-down-the-road\/\">James Carville demands Democrats push &#8216;necessary&#8217; party civil war down the road<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am proud of our effort and am grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement I received from Michiganders across our great state,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I look forward to announcing my future plans later this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Huizenga had ongoing conversations with Trump about his possible bid as recently as last Friday, after the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3475983\/trump-cryptocurrency-genius-act-signed-into-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed into law<\/a> the GENIUS Act crypto legislation at the White House, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trump&rsquo;s opinion was the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, including Senate leadership, were already coalescing around Rogers, the former congressman who narrowly lost a Senate bid last year to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). Party operatives feared Huizenga would create an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unnecessary primary feud<\/a>, be a weaker general election candidate, and make his House district, which Democrats are already eyeing to flip, more vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate GOP&rsquo;s campaign arm was &ldquo;unapologetic in discouraging Huizenga from running&rdquo; and &ldquo;discouraged donors from supporting him until he made a decision,&rdquo; according to a party operative. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., speaks at a campaign rally, Nov. 4, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is a crowded one on the Democratic side, but polls showed Rogers was likely the more formidable Republican candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Huizenga&rsquo;s choice comes just days after Rogers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3471422\/mike-rogers-raises-million-bid-michigan-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted lackluster<\/a> second-quarter fundraising numbers that trailed Huizenga and all three main Democratic challengers. Even with incorporating Rogers&rsquo; broader political fundraising operation, he was outraised by two Democrats. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3471422\/mike-rogers-raises-million-bid-michigan-senate-seat\/\">GOP&rsquo;S MIKE ROGERS LAGS BEHIND CHALLENGERS IN BID TO FLIP MICHIGAN SENATE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC tied to GOP leadership backing Rogers, cheered Huizenga&rsquo;s decision without naming the congressman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt that Mike Rogers is poised to be Michigan&rsquo;s next U.S. senator, and Senate Leadership Fund will support his campaign every step of the way,&rdquo; SLF Executive Director Alex Latcham said. &ldquo;[Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)] and [NRSC Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC)] supported Mike Rogers from the beginning, and now is the time to unite and let Democrats fight over their first-place loser.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1958052\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1958052\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Huizenga avoids GOP primary, skips Michigan Senate run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3953,"featured_media":2465720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-huizenga-michigan-senate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34059,32773,59734,33558],"class_list":["post-2465719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-2024","tag-gop-primary","tag-huizenga-2","tag-michigan-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-huizenga-michigan-senate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3953"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465723,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465719\/revisions\/2465723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}