Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins election to U.S. Senate from Michigan
PBS · 4 Nov 2026

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins election to U.S. Senate from Michigan

Associated Press Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan's open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party's left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation's most important swing states. El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, will become the nation's first Muslim senator.


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