Michigan Democratic Senate Primary: Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor) WinnerAbdul El-Sayed
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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.
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.
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: Abdul El-Sayed, appearing on MSNOW on Wednesday morning even as votes are still being counted in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, is attempting to pivot toward November, saying that NBC News has declared him the winner. (The Associated Press and The New York Times have not yet called the race.)
Live: In Kalamazoo County, one of the counties we are watching closely tonight, Abdul El-Sayed is leading across vote types. These results continue the trend of favorable returns for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in counties with college towns and large shares of young voters, including Ingham County, where Michigan State is, and Washtenaw County, where the University of Michigan is.
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.
Live: Young voters in Michigan’s college towns are expected to be a strength for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate, and the first results reported out of Washtenaw County — home of Ann Arbor — back that up: El-Sayed holds a wide early lead.
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Average match confidence across the listed signals: 98%.
How did this market resolve?
This market will resolve according to the candidate who receives the most valid votes from Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County.
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