Walberg easily secures GOP nomination

Veteran U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg easily defeated his challenger in Tuesday's primaries and is now poised to continue his years-long reign in Washington, D.C.

Walberg, R-Tipton, crushed Sherry O'Donnell of Stevensville by earning more than 67% of the vote totals in the newly formed District 5, which encompasses the southern line of counties in Michigan, stretching from Monroe west to Lake Michigan.

"The voters examined my accomplishments, some for the first time, and saw a strong conservative with a proven record of delivering results and fighting for our constitutional freedoms," Walberg said in a statement. "With this primary election concluded, I look forward to working with people across southern Michigan to win decisively in November and help flip other House seats so we can fire Nancy Pelosi."

Walberg received 67,036 votes, or 67.2% of the total. O’Donnell earned 32,713 votes, or 32.8%.

As the Republican nominee, Walberg will now face Democrat Bart Goldberg of New Buffalo in the November general election. Goldberg was unopposed Tuesday.

Walberg has been a congressman since 2011 and served in the state House of Representatives from 1983 to 1999. District 5 encompasses seven entire counties and parts of three others along the southern border of Michigan.

"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," he said. "Our work is just beginning as we need to return to the policies that created economic prosperity, energy independence and secured borders."

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