Candidate who quit the race still wins Michigan Republican primary

Thomas Smith won Michigan's Republican primary on August 4, 2026, with over half the vote — even though he quit the race in June. State law set an April 24 deadline to remove a name from the ballot. Smith missed it, so voters still saw his name and chose him over Trump-backed rival Amir Hassan. Now Republicans head into November with a nominee who stopped campaigning in a competitive district.