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In Michigan, GOP discord threatens effort to oust Whitmer

A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A voter casts their ballot at Cesar E Chavez Elementary during the Michigan Primary Election in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Michigan gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke hugs supporters during an election night party at The Dow at Dick O' Dow's, in Birmingham, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, left, greets supporters at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) FILE - Republican candidate for Michigan governor Tudor Dixon appears at a debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Several little-known conservatives are in a tight Republican primary for Michigan governor, with no clear frontrunner to try to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November 2022. None of the five GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, has been elected to public office before. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8 via AP, File) FILE - Republican candidate for Michigan governor Garrett Soldano appears at a debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Several little-known conservatives are in a tight Republican primary for Michigan governor, with no clear frontrunner to try to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November 2022. None of the five GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, has been elected to public office before. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8 via AP, File) FILE - Republican candidate for Michigan governor Kevin Rinke answers questions from reporters after the Republican gubernatorial primary debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Several little-known conservatives are in a tight Republican primary for Michigan governor, with no clear frontrunner to try to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November 2022. None of the five GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, has been elected to public office before. (Daniel Shular/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File) FILE - Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for Michigan governor, speaks during a rally outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Several little-known conservatives are in a tight Republican primary for Michigan governor, with no clear frontrunner to try to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November 2022. None of the five GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, has been elected to public office before. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
In Michigan, GOP discord threatens effort to oust Whitmer