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Michigan Senate primary election results 2026

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is taking on Rep. Haley Stevens in the latest Democratic showdown.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Another Senate Democrat Backs Stevens as Socialist El-Sayed Surges in Michigan (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sen. Jeanne Shaheen endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens over progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed this week in Michigan's Democrat Senate primary, the latest establishment figure to close ranks behind the moderate as the party's left wing surges in the final stretch.

  2. Breitbart News

    Michigan Poll: Just 57 Percent of Haley Stevens' Voters Would Back Socialist Abdul El-Sayed in November (opens Breitbart News)

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    Only 57 percent of Rep. Haley Stevens' (D-MI) supporters say they will back socialist Abdul El-Sayed in November if he wins Michigan's Democrat Senate primary, according to polling data posted Friday.

  3. Newsweek

    El-Sayed Takes Double-Digit Lead Over Stevens Days Before Michigan Primary (opens Newsweek)

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    Poll points to a progressive surge in this closely watched Senate race as older voters and turnout remain key to the outcome.

  4. The Righting

    Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Rise Exposes Democrats’ Moral Morass (opens The Righting)

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    Rep. Haley Stevens, the establishment pick to represent the Democrats in the Great Lakes State’s Senate race, has […]

  5. Al Jazeera

    El-Sayed, Stevens face off in Michigan Democratic Senate primary (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  6. Truthout

    El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC (opens Truthout)

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    The pro-Israel group has spent record amounts to back Haley Stevens against progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens' claims ahead of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Michigan Democrats will pick their nominee for the U.S. Senate on Aug. 4 in a battle dominated by views on U.S.-Israel relations and the Democratic Party's future.

  8. Washington Times

    El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats (opens Washington Times)

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    U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed spent the final hours of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic Senate primary making their closing pitches in settings that reflected the starkly different campaigns they have run for more than a year.

  9. CBS News

    El-Sayed and Stevens make final pitches before Democratic Michigan Senate primary (opens CBS News)

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    Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens are in the final throws of their Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.

  10. CBS News

    Senate candidate El-Sayed questions assumption Michigan voters are moderates (opens CBS News)

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    Populist Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens top the Democratic field going into Tuesday's Senate primary. Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running unopposed for the GOP nomination.

  11. The Hill

    The Memo: Decision day dawns for El-Sayed, Stevens and Michigan Democrats (opens The Hill)

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    It’s crunch time in the fiercest and most divisive Democratic primary battle of the year. On Tuesday, Democratic voters in Michigan will decide whether progressive Abdul El-Sayed or centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.

  12. News Nation Now

    Michigan Senate primary election results 2026 (opens News Nation Now)

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    Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is taking on Rep. Haley Stevens in the latest Democratic showdown.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Abdul el Sayed has one answer for every Michigan problem: Israel (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Abdul el Sayed faces Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday. Just one week ago, the two squared off in their final debate before the primary election. You might have expected local and state issues to dominate. El Sayed saw to it that they did not.

  14. CBS News

    El-Sayed vs. Stevens in Michigan Senate primary that will test Democratic Party (opens CBS News)

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    Multiple states are holding primaries today. Among them is Michigan and its closely watched Democratic Senate primary between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and moderate Rep. Haley Stevens. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.

  15. UPI

    Democrats Abdul El-Sayed, Rep. Haley Stevens face off in Michigan Senate primary (opens UPI)

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    The Democratic primary for Michigan's Senate seat between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is just one of Tuesday's key races to watch.

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