Walberg easily wins Republican primary
Incumbent Republican congressman Tim Walberg, 71, rolled over party challenger Dr. Sherry O'Donnell, 59, in the party primary Tuesday with more than 65% of ballots cast.
"We the people spoke loud and clear, and I am honored to be chosen as the Republican nominee for Michigan's new 5th Congressional District," Walberg said. "Americans are feeling the pain of the Biden-Pelosi agenda that drove our economy into a recession, and they are desperate to put power back in the hands of effective conservatives."
O'Donnell carried only her home Berrien County with 55% of the votes. At midnight, Walberg held a 24,000 vote lead with only 16,000 ballots left to count.
As the incumbent from the current 7th district, Walberg, the Tipton Republican, saw his new district expand from Lake Erie across the southern state border to Lake Michigan.
Two weeks before the vote, Walberg's campaign provided a Donald Trump endorsement of Walberg, who planned with less than a dozen House Republicans not to certify the Biden election on Jan. 6.
Walberg was listed as Michigan's most conservative Congressman on several conservative organization scorecards. He promised if elected to another term, "My top priority will be to combat inflation and get Michigan's economy growing again by reducing taxes, stopping wasteful spending, making health care affordable, and increasing domestic energy production."
In November, Walberg faces Democrat attorney Bart Goldberg from New Buffalo.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Reporter: Congressman Walberg easily wins Republican primary
