Progressive Abdul El-Sayed was projected by NBC News to defeat Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s closely watched Democratic U.S. Senate primary on August 5. El-Sayed told supporters that Democrats must now unite to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in November, while supporters celebrated what they called a “beautiful new trajectory” for Muslim American political representation.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/michigan-voters-pump-brakes-on-far-lefts-rise-as-el-sayed-v-stevens-matchup-too-close-to-call/
The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.
#AbdulElSayed #MichiganPrimary #MichiganSenate
Check out our three new podcasts:
NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1
Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1
NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast
Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter:
https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP
Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com.
Follow The New York Post on:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost