Thanedar faces Duggan-backed Waters for Congress seat

Two Democrats, attorney Shakira Lynn Hawkins and Detroit City Council member Mary Waters, are challenging incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar for Detroit's 13th District U.S. House seat.

• The winner is likely to be elected in November.

Catch up quick: Thanedar defeated a loaded field of Black candidates and snapped Detroit's 70-year streak of Black representation in Congress. Detroit's political establishment appeared to be lining up behind former state Rep. Adam Hollier before a signature fraud scandal ended his campaign.

• While Waters' endorsement from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan was viewed as a credibility bump, Thanedar also won high-profile endorsements from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the National Education Association.

Follow the money: Thanedar, a millionaire businessman, is far outspending Hawkins and Waters. Campaign finance records show he's loaned his campaign $4.8 million with more than $5 million cash on hand as of the most recent reporting period.

• Waters has raised more than $111,000, with about $20,000 in her war chest.

Friction point: The Waters campaign accused Thanedar of being behind a TV ad purchased by the dark money group Blue Wave Action that criticized Waters for her 2010 misdemeanor guilty plea for filing a false tax return.

• Thanedar denied involvement in the ad.

The other side: Republican Martell Bivings is the lone Republican candidate. He'll face the winner of Tuesday's primary in November.

Zoom in: The 13th District includes parts of Detroit and Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck, Highland Park, the Grosse Pointes, Melvindale, Lincoln Park, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Wayne, River Rouge and Wyandotte.