Politics & Government

12th Congressional District: Meet the Candidates

Incumbent John Dingell faces Daniel Marcin in the Democratic Primary. Karen Jacobsen and Cynthia Kallgren will face off in the Republican Primary.

As longtime incumbent Congressman John Dingell seeks to become the longest-serving member of Congress with a reelection bid to his 30th term in office this year, three challengers are trying to unseat him.

Dingell, a Democrat, will face off against University of Michigan–Ann Arbor student Daniel Marcin in the Aug. 7 Democratic primary in Michigan's 12th Congressional District.

Republicans Karen Jacobsen and Cynthia Kallgren will face off in their own party's primary at the same time, with the top vote-getter from each party battling each other in the Nov. 6 general election.

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The includes much of southeastern Wayne County, including Dearborn, Trenton and Wyandotte, as well as parts of Washtenaw County.

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