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Failing up: Losing a race for lieutenant governor as a launchpad to Congress
The former state representative lost a bid for lieutenant governor in 2016 on a ticket that fell short by 6 points.
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The former state representative lost a bid for lieutenant governor in 2016 on a ticket that fell short by 6 points.
But her likely Democratic opponent, Mark Kelly, outraised her for the fourth quarter in a row, bringing in $6 million from October through December and $20 million total in 2019.
Stabenow didn’t have to work very hard to dispatch James, but she only won by 6 points — a smaller margin than expected.