Michigan Democratic Senate Primary: Oakland County WinnerAbdul El-Sayed
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NEW: Former President Barack Obama called both Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens on Friday, praising their efforts to unify Michigan Democrats after a bruising primary and offering an early boost to El-Sayed’s general-election Senate campaign.
FOX News' @BillMelugin_ reports after progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. • • El-Sayed will now face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who was uncontested in the GOP primary, in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races this November.
Within hours of the primary result, Democrats elites are rallying around winner Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Haley Stevens plus Schumer, Gillibrand/DSCC, Whitmer, Slotkin, Gary Peters, Jim Clyburn all swiftly embraced him. He faces Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Rogers this fall.
Former health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, CBS News projects. The 41-year-old is set to take on former Rep. Mike Rogers in November. @edokeefe reports.
Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive populist, beats Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.
Live: Abdul El-Sayed’s speech Wednesday morning after he was declared the winner of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary was more geared toward party unity and reaching out to supporters of his opponent, Haley Stevens, than the one he delivered at his campaign party late Tuesday night. He ended his remarks on Wednesday on lofty terms, saying the race is about “who we are as a country” and saying, “My story in America is about as unlikely as it gets.”
United States of America: Progressive candidate Abdul Sayed defeats his AIPAC-backed opponent, Haley Stevens, in the Democratic Party primary in Michigan.
Schumer, who backed Haley Stevens, and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand back Abdul El-Sayed now that he’s officially the Dem nominee
NBC News predicts that Abdul Sayed will win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, establishing a foothold in the Midwest for the progressive left, which is gaining ground in this midterm election cycle. Sayed overcame an outside financial onslaught of approximately $65 million and the support of the political establishment, which had rallied around his opponent, Haley Stevens. According to Politico, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent nearly $30 million to support Representative Haley Stevens and prevent the progressive candidate Abdul Sayed from winning the party's Senate nomination in Michigan, marking the largest campaign expenditure by the committee ever. #AlMayadeen
Live: About 70 percent of the Oakland County vote is in, and Representative Haley Stevens is winning her home county by just two percentage points. With two-thirds of the votes counted in Washtenaw County, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed carries the county, which includes the college town of Ann Arbor.
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How did this market resolve?
This market will resolve according to the candidate who receives the most valid votes from Oakland County in the Democratic Primary for United States Senator from Michigan, which is scheduled to be held on August 4, 2026.
The named candidates will be primarily ranked by the number of valid votes received in the specified election. If two or more candidates are tied on valid votes, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the candidates' last names. This market will resolve to the candidate that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking.
If the Oakland County results of this election are not definitively known by December 31, 2026, this market will resolve to “Other.”
This market will resolve based on a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the government of Michigan, including the Office of the Secretary of State and the government of Oakland County.
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