in TV ads that ostensibly attacked Gibbs (identifying him as "too conservative for West Michigan" and linking him to Trump) but were in fact designed to boost Gibbs' standing among pro-Trump Republican primary voters. The strategy—controversial within the Democratic Party—was based on the idea that Gibbs would be the weaker opponent in the general election, giving the Democrats an opportunity to win the 3rd district seat, which following the 2020 redistricting cycle had shifted from a Republican-leaning district to a swing district. The winner is Hillary Scholten. The strategy ended up successful, as Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the district after winning by 12.93%. In flipping the district to the Democratic side, Scholten became the first Democratic member of Congress from the area since 1977. Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Gibbs, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development and software engineer Eliminated in primary Peter Meijer, incumbent U.S. Representative Endorsements Polling Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hillary Scholten, attorney and nominee for Michigan's 3rd congressional district in 2020 Results General election Predictions Endorsements Polling Peter Meijer vs. Hillary Scholten Results District 4 The 4th district is based in southwestern Michigan, and includes the cities of Kalamazoo and Holland. Due to redistricting, there are two incumbents in this district – Republican Bill Huizenga of the 2nd congressional district, who was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2020 and Republican Fred Upton of the 6th congressional district, who was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote in 2020. Upton announced that he is retiring at the end of his term. The winner is Bill Huizenga. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. Representative Withdrawn Steve Carra, state representative (running for re-election, endorsed Huizenga) Declined Fred Upton, incumbent U.S. Representative Endorsements Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joseph Alfonso, member of the Michigan State Plumbing Board, non-profit treasurer, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Withdrawn Chris Glasser Endorsements Results General election Predictions Results District 5 The 5th district runs along Michigan's entire southern border with Indiana and Ohio and includes the cities of Three Rivers, Jackson, and Monroe. Due to redistricting, the incumbent is Republican Tim Walberg of the 7th congressional district, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2020. The winner is Tim Walberg. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Sherry O'Donnell, osteopathic physician Endorsements Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee