El-Sayed narrowly defeats Stevens in Michigan Senate primary

Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, advancing to a general election matchup with Republican nominee and former Rep. Mike Rogers for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.

El-Sayed, a former Wayne County Health Department director and epidemiologist who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018, was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers. He has campaigned on Medicare-for-all, called for abolishing ICE, criticized Israel's military campaign in Gaza, and pledged not to accept PAC donations. If elected in November, he would become the nation's first Muslim senator.

More than $80 million was spent on the primary, making it the most expensive Democratic Senate nomination contest in history. Much of the outside spending supported Stevens or opposed El-Sayed, led by the United Democracy Project, a political action committee aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

A progressive-versus-establishment split also emerged in other Michigan primaries. In the 7th Congressional District, Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence, backed by Sanders and El-Sayed, won his primary and will face Republican Rep. Tom Barrett in November. In the 13th Congressional District, Rep. Shri Thanedar was narrowly defeated by state Rep. Donovan McKinney, who was backed by Sanders, El-Sayed and several progressive members of Congress.

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