Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing
El-Sayed overcame more than $60 million in outside spending and will face Republican Mike Rogers in a key race for Senate control.
- On Monday, August 3, 2026, Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens by about 15,000 votes, or just under 1%.
- El-Sayed's left-populist campaign for Medicare for All secured victory among younger, college-educated voters, while Stevens maintained support in rural areas, highlighting division within the Michigan Democratic Party.
- Following the victory, Donald Trump issued a statement calling El-Sayed a "communist loser who hates Jews in Israel," signaling an aggressive, well-funded GOP campaign ahead.
- Facing Republican Mike Rogers in November, El-Sayed must unify his coalition; early polling shows him underperforming among voters over 50, Black voters, and non-college white women.
- Democrats need a net gain of four Senate seats this year, and 63 percent of Michigan voters now disapprove of Trump—yet El-Sayed's narrow primary victory signals a challenging path forward.
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The socialist and Israeli critic Al-Sayed wins the pre-election in Michigan. With the Midterms that could be in the eye.
El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary
By Pedro Rodriguez, The Daily Signal | August 05, 2026 Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Democrat nomination for Michigan’s Senate seat on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. He beat out Rep. Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes, or 1% of the vote. Democrat state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out weeks before the primary election but was still on the ballot, received 4% of the vote. This comes after polling f…
El-Sayed's victory takes on greater weight because Stevens had the support of a significant part of the party apparatus, political figures and organizations who considered her the safest choice.
Left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won the party's internal pre-election in Michigan. President Trump has no pleasure in it.
Schumer's path to the majority runs through his Democratic critics
On a good day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can see a Democratic majority in 2027.Why it matters: On a bad one, he can see the caucus that comes with it.Abdul El-Sayed's 48.5% to 47.5% victory over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) exposed an uncomfortable reality for Schumer: Some of the Democrats most likely to deliver him a majority may also be the hardest to lead."If you're Chuck Schumer, I'm dangerous," El-Sayed said during the campaign.…
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