Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers won the Republic primary election for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday evening. Unofficial results from the Associated Press show Rogers with 64.4% of the vote with 23% of votes tallied across the state.
Rogers is running to fill the open seat left by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) after she announced her retirement earlier this year. She will have served in the Senate for over 20 years.
Rogers defeated former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, Sherry O’Donnell and entrepreneur Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary. He will now face Democratic candidate and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the November election. It's considered to be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this November.
Rogers represented Michigan's former 8th Congressional District for nearly 15 years. Rogers also served as an FBI special agent and in Michigan's State Senate for five years.
Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta previously reported that Michigan has not sent a Republican to the Senate for nearly 30 years.
