Scholten wins Dem pri­ma­ry in key Michi­gan con­gres­sion­al dis­trict

Hillary Scholten won the House Demo­c­ra­t­ic pri­ma­ry in Michigan’s 3rd Con­gres­sion­al Dis­trict – one of the most crit­i­cal races on the map when it comes to decid­ing con­trol of Congress.Scholten defeat­ed Sal­im Al-Sha­tel with 87% of the vote accord­ing to a call by the Asso­ci­at­ed Press.Scholten, who is fin­ish­ing her fresh­man term in Con­gress, entered the race as the incum­bent and sought to high­light a record that sup­port­ers say showed her fight­ing for change dur­ing her first two years on the Hill.KEY PRIMARIES IN 4 STATES ON TUESDAY TO SET TABLE FOR NOVEMBER SENATE, HOUSE SHOWDOWNS“Other peo­ple can make a lot of promis­es,” Scholten said in an inter­view with ABC News 13. “It’s easy to sit on the side­lines and cast stones or say what you would do, but I’m the only one run­ning who’s been able to get up every day and deli …