Michigan Democrat Gary Peters projected for narrow Senate victory

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) will narrowly retain his seat, NBC News and Politico project.

With 98 percent of the vote reporting, Peters beat Republican John James by about 60,000 votes — a 49.6 percent margin to James' 48.5 percent. Peters' projected victory comes after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was projected to win Michigan as well.

President Trump won Michigan in 2016, but Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) defeated James in 2018. A loss for Peters would've negated the second of Democrats' two flipped seats in the Senate.

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