Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet beat her Republican opponent to fill a central Michigan seat left vacant by retiring Rep. Dan Kildee, dashing Republican hopes that they would flip the district.

Kristen McDonald ... him in Congress. McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, who is midway through her first term in the state Senate, is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in the 8th ...

Kristen McDonald Rivet’s victory in her race for the open ... But you’ve got to read the room and you don’t win by ...