Thomas Smith defeated Amir Hassan by 17 points in the District 8 Republican primary.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowAug 5, 2026
Multiple sources report Thomas Smith beat Amir Hassan in Michigan's 8th District Republican primary, with Smith at about 50.4% and Hassan at about 33.2%, a gap of roughly 17 points. The claim matches the post's wording and no source contradicts it.
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… question, Mark, which is, there was also, there weren't super competitive Republican races, so their turnout was lower, but they had a primary for District 8, that's ah, the Flint area, and there was a candidate who dropped out, had stopped campaigning, Thomas Smith, and he actually defeated pretty easily, like 17 points, here, Amir Hassan, who was the endorsed candidate by President Trump. And so I guess it's worth asking, do you think this is some sort of name factor, where people are getting spooked by these more Islamic sounding names, and could that end up playing a role in the general election, where we have Mike Rogers, super generic, …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. NBC News results show Thomas Smith at 50.4% and Amir Hassan at 33.2% in the Michigan 8th District Republican primary, a margin of about 17 points.[1]
Supports. CBS News reports Smith won the 8th District GOP primary with just over 50% and defeated Hassan, who had Trump's endorsement.[2]
Supports. People and the Downballot both report the 50.4% to 33.2% result, with the Downballot describing Smith's victory over Hassan as 17 points.[3][4]
Supports. WCMU reports Smith defeated Hassan by roughly 17 percentage points, citing the Associated Press.[5]
Context. Smith had suspended his campaign in mid-July but remained on the ballot because ballots had already been printed, so he still won the primary.[6][7][8]
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8 sources: 2 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1Michigan House District 8 Primary Results 2026 - NBC Newsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Thomas Smith dropped his Michigan House bid last month, but ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Trump-Backed House Candidate Loses High-Stakes ...people.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Morning Digest: Republicans spurn Trump's pick and nominate candidate who dropped outthe-downballot.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Michigan primary roundup: Results, reactions and analysiswcmu.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Republican Congressional candidate wins 8th district primary even ...michiganpublic.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Thomas Smith wins Michigan 8th District primary after dropping outfreep.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Candidate who dropped out wins GOP primary in ...midmichigannow.com · not rated · cited for: context
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