Moss set to succeed Stevens in House after Michigan primary win
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Comments: by Max Rego - 08/04/26 9:50 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 08/04/26 9:50 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss (D) is projected to win the Democratic primary in the state’s 11th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
Moss, the president pro tempore of the Michigan Senate since January 2023, defeated a crowded field of five other Democrats in the primary. His victory puts him on a glide path to succeed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who ran in the party’s primary in the race to replace retiring Michigan Sen. Gary Peters (D) on Tuesday.
In the general election, Moss will face Republican Ethan Baker, who ran unopposed in the GOP primary. Baker has been the mayor of Troy, Mich., since 2019.
Moss first entered the Michigan House in 2015, before moving over to the state Senate four years later. If elected in November, the 40-year-old would become the first openly gay member of Congress from Michigan.
Stevens has represented the 11th district since January 2019, after she defeated Republican Lena Epstein by less than 7 points in her first race. She then defeated Republican Eric Esshaki by less than 2.5 points in 2020 .
But the state’s independent redistricting commission redrew the district in 2021, combining areas from the previous 11th district with parts of Michigan’s 9th Congressional District, according to a 2022 analysis by Michigan Public .
Over the subsequent two cycles, Stevens defeated her GOP opponents by roughly 23 points and nearly 20 points , respectively.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report (CPR) anticipates the seat will stay blue, rating it as solidly in the Democratic camp. DDHQ, meanwhile, gives Moss a 99 percent chance of winning.
On the campaign trail, Moss has touted his proposals to lower the cost of living, including healthcare expenses. He also told CBS News Detroit earlier this month he has “never been a status quo” politician despite his decade-plus tenure in the state legislature
“I think we need a stronger Democratic Party,” Moss added. “I’ve been saying all along, we can no longer be the party that shows up to the knife fight with a pie chart.”
Moss also had a clear financial edge over Baker as of the end of June, as his campaign had more than $414,000 on hand to less than $96,000 for the Republican’s operation, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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