Republicans nominate Leonard, Lang for Michigan ticket

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans on Saturday solidified their ticket for the fall, choosing state House Speaker Tom Leonard as their attorney general candidate and accountant Mary Treder Lang for secretary of state while unveiling a "results not resistance" message they hope will persuade voters to keep the GOP in charge of the state.

Leonard, who previously worked in the attorney general's office and as a prosecutor in Genesee County, defeated state Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker at the GOP nominating convention in Lansing. He will face Democratic lawyer Dana Nessel, who secured her party's endorsement months ago and will be officially nominated Sunday in East Lansing.