Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary in major victory for party's progressive wing

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state.

Muslim voters from across the country said they felt hope and anxiety as Dr. El-Sayed moved closer to becoming the nation’s first Muslim senator.

El-Sayed's win sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate's popularity in a swing state.

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan over Rep. Haley Stevens.

The vote count continues in Michigan as progressive Abdul El-Sayed holds a narrow lead over Rep. Haley Stevens

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.

Critical of Israel and a proponent of universal public healthcare, the contender scored a narrow victory in the swing state after an all‑night count

Critical of Israel and a proponent of universal public healthcare, the contender scored a narrow victory in the swing state after an all‑night count

Abdul El-Sayed's win over Haley Stevens in the Michigan Senate primary hands Republicans like Mike Rogers fresh ammunition in a crucial battleground.

The 41-year-old Muslim physician will represent the Democratic Party in the high-stakes November election for a Senate seat, as the party's left wing continues to challenge a leadership it considers too centrist.

The 41-year-old Muslim physician will represent the Democratic Party in the high-stakes November election for a Senate seat, as the party's left wing continues to challenge a leadership it considers too centrist.

The former public health official beat congresswoman Haley Stevens in race to face Republican Mike Rogers to represent state Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats Sign up for the Breaking News US email A quick update on the marquee Democratic primary race for US Senate in Michiga

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party's progressive wing in a battleground state.

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary isn’t just a triumph for the progressive Left, though it certainly is that. It must be understood, more broadly, as a rebuke to the Democratic establishment. Long delayed, the establishment’s reckoning has now fully arrived. Democratic elites — the incumb

In 2008, Obama had to renounce his association with an anti-American preacher to win his party’s nomination. In 2026, El-Sayed embraced an anti-American streaming star—and the Democrats didn’t care, writes Eli Lake.

His win signals Democrats’ appetite for a leftward shift and rejection of the party establishment.

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed will win Michigan Democratic Senate primary  CNN

He will now face ex-GOP Rep. Mike Rogers in one of the marquee Senate races of the cycle that Democrats likely need to win to recapture Senate control.

Abdul El-Sayed Ekes Out Victory In Closer Than Expected Primary

Former state health official Abdul El-Sayed faced Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing  AP News

The real test of El-Sayed's and progressives' strength will now come in a November matchup against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman who ran unopposed for the GOP nomination.

It’s a narrow but major victory for the Democrats' insurgent progressive wing.

It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028.

Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs In Michigan In Major Victory For Progressives  HuffPost

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state

El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.

Abdul El-Sayed is Democrats’ pick for U.S. Senate in Michigan.  El-Sayed, a former public health official and progressive backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Decision Desk HQ projects, capping a hotly contested race that drew national attention, as well as tens of

Abdul El-Sayed is the likely winner in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, setting up a context with former Rep. Mike Rogers in the November general election.

Abdul El-Sayed claims victory in Michigan Democratic Senate primary  Haaretz

Real test of El-Sayed’s and progressives’ strength will now come in a November matchup against Republican Mike Rogers

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed mocked James Carville for threatening to leave the Democratic Party over Piker's rising influence.

Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters before heading off on a march through downtown on August 2, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming acros

Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed spent the final hours of his campaign Monday at a content creators pool party in Detroit, where left-wing streamer Hasan Piker was among the guests.

Arab Americans in Michigan who withheld support for Kamala Harris in 2024 say they will not back pro-Israel candidates.