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Crypto-backed Michigan House incumbent loses primary despite $2M PAC support

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

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A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.

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