2026年8月5日 / 美国东部时间晚上8:15 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻预测，托马斯·史密斯于周二以刚过50%的得票率赢得密歇根州第8选区共和党初选，尽管他已于7月中旬暂停竞选活动。
更令人意外的或许是：史密斯击败了获得特朗普总统背书的阿米尔·哈桑。几天前，特朗普还曾与哈桑及其他共和党候选人在密歇根州米尔福德的竞选集会上同台亮相。
史密斯在其竞选网站上自称是萨尔萨酱企业家、退休的通用汽车工程师，他在筹款方面遭遇困境。7月12日，他在写给美国联邦选举委员会（FEC）的手写信中透露，截至6月30日，他仅筹集到1850美元。
他似乎还在联邦选举委员会的技术系统方面遇到了麻烦，他在附言中补充道：“我无法以电子方式提交这份表格，因为我始终无法成功登录，也没能从技术支持台得到任何回复。”
退出竞选后，史密斯发布视频背书阿尔·莱莫。莱莫最终位列第三，落后于哈桑。
如今他重新启动竞选活动，并在给《底特律新闻》的一份声明中表示：“我深感谦卑与荣幸，共和党人选择我继续与现任民主党国会女议员克里斯汀·麦克唐纳·里维特展开较量。”克里斯汀·麦克唐纳·里维特 currently holds该席位。
第8选区涵盖弗林特市及密歇根州中部其他地区，是全美13个国会众议院席位之一——该选区选民曾在2024年总统选举中支持特朗普，但此前选出了民主党籍议员。
曾在联邦执法部门任职的海军退伍军人哈桑在X平台上发帖称，自己“感到失望，但并未被击败”。
哈桑是本届中期选举迄今为止唯一一位输掉初选的获得特朗普背书的众议院候选人。特朗普周三在讲话中提及哈桑的失利，但并未点名。
“我背书了很多候选人，最终结果是28胜1负。这次的候选人我原本认为是个好人。他本没多少胜算，但我说‘我不在乎，我还是会支持他’。”
“他是个好人，非常优秀，也受人尊敬，但没人认识这个人。”这位总统在拉斯维加斯的一场演讲中说道。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-to-know-after-progressive-abdul-el-sayed-wins-democratic-senate-primary-in-michigan/
Thomas Smith dropped his Michigan House bid last month, but won the GOP primary anyway, beating Trump-backed opponent
August 5, 2026 / 8:15 PM EDT / CBS News
Thomas Smith won Michigan’s 8th District GOP primary with just over 50% of the vote Tuesday, CBS News projected — even though he had suspended his campaign in mid-July.
Perhaps even more surprisingly: Smith defeated Amir Hassan, who had received President Trump’s endorsement. Mr. Trump even appeared at a campaign rally with Hassan and other Republican candidates in Milford, Michigan, a few days ago.
Smith, who says on his campaign website that he’s a salsa entrepreneur and retired General Motors engineer, struggled with fundraising. In a handwritten letter to the FEC on July 12, he disclosed that he had only raised $1,850 through June 30.
He also appeared to struggle with the FEC’s technology, adding in a postscript, “I could not file this form electronically because I have had no success logging in and have not been able to get a response from the help desk.”
Upon withdrawing from the race, Smith issued a video endorsement for Al Lemmo. Lemmo finished third, behind Hassan.
He has revived his campaign and said in a statement to the Detroit News, “I am humbled and honored that Republicans have chosen me to take the fight to Kristen McDonald Rivet,” the incumbent Democratic congresswoman who holds the seat.
Covering Flint and other parts of Central Michigan, the 8th District is one of 13 House seats where voters elected a Democrat to Congress but favored Mr. Trump for the presidency in 2024.
Hassan, a Navy veteran with a background in federal law enforcement, said he’s “disappointed not defeated” in a post on X.
Hassan is so far the only Trump-endorsed House candidate in this year’s midterm election cycle to lose a primary. Mr. Trump alluded to Hassan’s defeat without mentioning him by name Wednesday.
“I endorsed a lot of candidates, and the end result — I was 28 wins and one loss. It was a little bit of a person that I thought was a good person. Didn’t have much of a chance, but I said, ‘I don’t care, I’m doing it anyway.’”
“Good person, very good, very respected, but nobody knew who the person was,” the president said during a speech in Las Vegas.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-to-know-after-progressive-abdul-el-sayed-wins-democratic-senate-primary-in-michigan/
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