<p>Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Trump</a> administration official John Gibbs has defeated Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) in a U.S. House primary race that went down to the wire Tuesday night in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a>, Cook Political Report&#8217;s Dave Wasserman reported.</p>
<p>With 84% of the vote in, Gibbs led by more than 5,000-votes at the time of publishing, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/aug2-2022-elections">according</a> to Decision Desk HQ. The two candidates traded leads throughout the night before Gibbs finally held on for good after midnight local time.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;ve seen enough: Trump-endorsed John Gibbs (R) defeats pro-impeachment Rep. Peter Meijer (R) in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MI03?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MI03</a> GOP primary and will face Hillary Scholten (D) in November. </p>
<p>Rating change: <a href="https://twitter.com/CookPolitical?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CookPolitical</a> will be moving <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MI03?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MI03</a> from Toss Up to Lean D.</p>
<p>&mdash; Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href="https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1554683159899508737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Gibbs was endorsed by Trump in November and vowed to challenge Meijer, who voted for Trump’s impeachment following the January 6 Capitol riot. The heated race was viewed by many as a referendum on Trump’s influence over Michigan politics.</p>
<p>The race also drew the interest and money of Democrats in the state, seeking to set up a more favorable matchup for their candidate Hillary Scholten. Democrats dished out nearly $500,000 for an ad before the primary painting Gibbs as the true conservative in the race.</p>
<p>According to Cook Political Report, Gibbs&#8217; victory means Democrats are slightly more likely to win the House seat in November, but experts are predicting a &#8220;red wave&#8221; to sweep the country in November.</p>
<p>Gibbs worked for the Trump administration under Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. He was a Trump loyalist from the beginning, writing for The Federalist in 2016 in support of the former president’s run.</p>
<p>Meijer cited his constitutional responsibility in his vote to impeach Trump. “I take the oath I swore to the Constitution, an oath I took under God, seriously and voted accordingly,” he said. Meijer was seeking his second term in the House.</p>
<p>“By voting to impeach President Trump,” Gibbs <a href="https://gettr.com/post/pjcxb49717">wrote</a> in December, “RINO Peter Meijer chose to be fawned over by the media &amp; the DC establishment instead of doing what&#8217;s right &amp; representing those who voted for him.”</p>
<p>Gibbs’ nomination ended a successful night for Trump-backed candidates in Michigan. The former president also endorsed political commentator Tudor Dixon for governor, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tudor-dixon-wins-michigan-republican-gubernatorial-nomination-will-face-gretchen-whitmer">easily won</a> the nomination over four other GOP candidates.</p>

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