Democrat Brenda Lawrence defeated Republican Christina Conyers in Tuesday's midterm election.
Lawrence and Conyers were facing off to represent Michigan's 14th District in Congress. Democrat Gary Peters, who currently represents that district, ran for the Senate this year against Republican Terri Lynn Land and won the seat.
Lawrence is currently the mayor of Southfield, a suburb of Detroit.
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