Michigan State Rep. Shri Thanedar has been elected to the U.S. House in Michigan’s newly drawn 13th district, covering the City of Detroit, beating out Republican challenger Martell Bivings, the AP projects.
Candidate
Votes
%
Shri Thanedar(D)
166,20371%
Martell Bivings(R)
56,11124%
Simone Coleman(W)
8,8114%
Chris Dardzinski(U)
2,7631%
100% of Precincts Reporting
(430 / 430)
Thanedar is a former candidate for Michigan governor who ran on his success as an entrepreneur.
Thanedar beat out a crowded field of Democrats running for the open seat, including state Rep. Adam Hollier, Portia Roberson, John Conyers III and Sherry Gay-Dagnogo.
Thanedar, an immigrant from India, earned a Ph.D. from Akron in 1982 and an M.B.A. from Fontbonne University in 1988. He is a pro-choice candidate who supports expanding background checks for guns, expanding voting access, and a single-payer healthcare system.