A Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 percentage points in a recall vote.
Chris Kleinjans won an Ottawa County election on Tuesday with 60 percent of the vote share, while the Republican incumbent Lucy Ebel lost, having gained 40 percent.
The county election comes as Michigan is a key battleground state in November's presidential election.
He also narrowly won the state in 2016 before losing it to President Joe Biden in 2020.
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A voting location sign is seen outside of a polling station at Oakman Elementary School on February 27, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. »