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Abdul El-Sayed projected to win Michigan Democratic Senate primary, defeating Haley Stevens

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.

CBS Politics By Kaia Hubbard Aug 5, 2026, 2:06 PM Captured Aug 5, 2026, 2:17 PM

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Washington — Former Michigan health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep.

Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, CBS News projects, in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.

El-Sayed, 41, ran on a leftist platform and secured the backing of prominent progressives like Rep.

Bernie Sanders in the primary, which became a distinct choice between diverging factions of the Democratic Party after a third candidate, state Sen.

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+12 · 82% confidence

With 53 Republicans in the Senate, Democrats need to flip four seats, while fending off GOP inroads in Michigan and elsewhere to take the majority.

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Gary Peters announced he wouldn't seek reelection, setting up a competitive race in the state.
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"It may just be that the better explanation is not that the state wants moderates, it's that it's so sick and tired of the establishment bought off by corporations on both sides of the political aisle, that it was willing to hold its nose and vote for Donald Trump twice," he added.

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