Amir Hassan, a Trump-endorsed candidate seeking to challenge first-term U.S. Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.) in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, loses the Republican primary, according to both outlets. Decision Desk HQ projects that Hassan falls short and is defeated by Thomas J. Smith, a retired engineer. Smith is identified as the candidate who secures the GOP nomination and will face McDonald Rivet in the general election.
Hassan had been endorsed by President Trump in June and is described in reporting as a former federal law enforcement officer. In contrast, Smith is presented as the Republican who wins the nomination after Hassan’s defeat in the key swing-district primary. The outcome means the Trump-backed effort does not advance to the general election matchup in the district.
Both sources frame the result as decisive within the Republican primary and as setting up the next phase: Smith versus McDonald Rivet for Michigan’s 8th District seat.
