fbi wikipedia Challenger Hansen Clarke is running to replace Kilpatrick in the 13th district of Michigan, and seems to have become a victim of scandal in this latest election.

2010 Michigan primary results are in, and could forecast the 2010 Michigan election results. The 2010 Michigan primary results included Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick losing her bid for another term, as well as a new name seeking to become Michigan’s Governor in a surprise primary result.

Challenger Hansen Clarke is running to replace Kilpatrick in the 13th district of Michigan, and seems to have become a victim of scandal in this latest election. The scandal involved her son, and it seemed to dissuade voters from continuing to support her in the 2010 Michigan primary elections.

According to the Associated Press, newcomer Rick Snyder defeated the current Michigan attorney general, a longtime congressman, two other favored candidates to win the Republican nomination for state Governor He seeks to replace current Governor Jennifer Granholm, who has come to the end of her term-limit in the office, and will give up a seat that has been controlled by Democrats.

Over on the Democrat side of things, it was Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero that won the Democratic nod, but could face a steep climb to try and win back the Governor’s seat in a state that is suffering huge unemployment numbers.

Some of the key elections that the Michigan primaries have set up include Rocky Raczkowski vs. Gary Peters for the 9th district, Sander Levin vs. a new challenger for a Michigan seat in Congress, and of course the battle to decide what will happen to the Governor’s seat in Michigan. Can the Democrat’s retain control of that seat? Or will the swinging tide in the state convince voters that it is time to see what a Republican politician can do in that position? The election is about three months away from deciding that outcome.

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