LANSING, Mich. — Kristina Karamo, who lost her secretary of state race by 14 percentage points but refused to concede, will lead the Michigan Republican Party following an 11-hour convention …
By Craig Mauger and Beth LeBlanc | The Detroit News
Karamo, DePerno and Lansing political consultant Scott Greenlee were the top three vote-getters in what was a nine-person race at the start of the convention Saturday morning in downtown Lansing. Before the November election, she unsuccessfully sued and asked a judge to require residents of Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, to vote in person or obtain their ballots in person at the clerk’s office.
The convention lasted about 11 hours with delegates battling over how the votes at the event would be counted and last-minute jockeying among the 10 candidates for party chair. On Saturday morning, Macomb County Republican Chairman Mark Forton dropped out of the state chair race, leaving nine remaining candidates. Forton endorsed Karamo before the first round voting. Forton said his decision was meant to ensure that a “grassroots-type” hopeful had a chance to win.
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