PONTIAC (AP) — Voters in Michigan's second-largest county have ousted longtime prosecutor and former judge Jessica Cooper.
Karen McDonald defeated Cooper in the Democratic primary election for Oakland County prosecutor, capturing about 66% of the vote Tuesday. She will face Republican nominee Lin Goetz in November.
Cooper was elected prosecutor in 2008. She also was a judge in Southfield, on the Oakland County Circuit Court and the Michigan appeals court.
McDonald resigned as a Circuit Court judge to challenge Cooper. Her platform includes "finding smarter alternatives to incarceration" for nonviolent, low-level offenders.
She was endorsed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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