Live results: El-Sayed, Stevens show down for Democratic nod in battleground Michigan Senate race

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Rep. Haley Stevens are facing off Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for retiring Sen. Gary Peters’s seat in Michigan. The winner will face off against former Rep. Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee. Tuesday’s primary Tuesday’s race has laid bare deep divides with

In the United States the Democratic Party is facing a crucial test over its future direction in the key battleground state of Michigan.

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El-Sayed has said that the Israeli government is as “evil” as Hamas, often accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza while advocating that US aid to Israel be diverted to domestic priorities.

Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate

Michigan's Senate Democratic primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is one of the most closely-watched races of the midterm election.

A highly competitive and bitter Democratic Senate primary playing out in Michigan this week is being viewed as a kind of proxy fight for big money in politics, the power of the pro-Israel lobby and the future of U.S.-Israel relations within the party.

Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, is facing off against progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary that is highlighting splits among some Democrats over their priorities. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke to Stevens about her opponent, her views on Presiden

Michigan Democrats split over Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Senate race  USA Today

Michigan Democrats vote Tuesday in a closely watched Senate primary between moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed, with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party's hopes of reclaiming the Senate majority.

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

Michigan and Missouri Put the Progressive Surge to the Test  New York Magazine

The fight between the progressive and centrist wings of the Democratic party reaches its most consequential front of the 2026 midterm primary cycle with Michigan voters set to catapult either Abdul El-Sayed or Haley Stevens to a general election that could decide the balance of power in the US Senate.

Regardless of whether voters select El-Sayed or Stevens, the Democratic Party will face the monumental task of restoring trust among the many rank-and-file Democrats.

Candidates are also vying to replace Gov. Whitmer, who is term-limited.

What to watch in Michigan’s Democratic Senate showdown and other key races in Tuesday’s primaries  CNN

The matchup between El-Sayed and Stevens is the biggest story of the day.

On the eve of his Senate primary, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed stumped with controversial streamer Hasan Piker, who once claimed that "America deserved 9/11," and delivered a final speech reflecting on the country's flaws.

Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Prof H. Kwasi Prempeh, has cautioned political parties against reducing Ghana’s constitutional review process to a partisan contest.

Voters in the US state of Michigan will cast ballots in a Democratic Senate primary that could reshape the party.

Polls point to Abdul El-Sayed having a good showing on Tuesday over Haley Stevens

Beyond Michigan's Senate Race: Four More Primaries to Watch Tuesday  Haaretz

Michigan’s Senate primary offers a test of who gets to define Jewish political power in the Democratic Party.

The frontrunner to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor in Wisconsin appeared alongside a radical leftist streamer who has argued that America “deserved” 9/11 and called for a Republican senator to be killed.  Francesca Hong, who has called for the police to be abolished, campaigned alongside Hasan Piker and

How did the race for Michigan Senate become the most expensive Democratic primary race ever? That's the $60-million-dollar question going into Tuesday's race.

El-Sayed and Stevens make final Democratic Senate primary push in Michigan churches, union halls  AP News

El-Sayed and Stevens make final Democratic Senate primary push in Michigan churches, union halls  Toronto Star

Every Squad member has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary, even as he distances himself from the Democratic Socialists of America.

Former Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae won the party-member primary in the country's southeast Sunday, a day after his narrow loss to rival Kim Min-seok in the central region, as the party leadership race gets into full swing. Jung beat Kim 46.65 percent to 43.85 percent in the primary vote cast by dues-paying p

Two nominations to watch: President Trump's of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, and who Michigan Democrats will choose Tuesday to campaign for the U.S. Senate.