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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleCandidate
PartyRepublican
GenderMale
LocationMichigan
Notable personal detailsTaras "T.P." Nykoriak is a Michigan political candidate who has run for multiple offices in Wayne County, including Wayne County Sheriff and U.S. House (MI-13). He has been described as a perennial candidate. In 2016, he was convicted and sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for stealing U.S. savings bonds from a church.
Public candidate lists and recent trading leave TP Nykoriak as the clear Republican favorite for MI-13, with his nominee market around 66% while Raphiel King has fallen to about 15%. Traders may treat the race as having already repriced decisively toward Nykoriak rather than a close two-way contest.
Public candidate lists confirm both Republicans are on the MI-13 primary ballot, and the market has sharply repriced the race with King down to 15% while Nykoriak jumped to 66%. That kind of split can matter for traders because it suggests the favorite has changed decisively in a thin but tradable nomination market.
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