Michigan Senate Democratic primary race ends with Abdul El-Sayed winningDETROIT, Mich. (KLKN) — After a tight, competitive race, Progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate Democratic primary. Moderate Rep. Haley Stevens called El-Sayed to concede the race, according to ABC. El-Sayed now faces Republican Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate. “That’s a record amount of money spent in a campaign against a Democrat in a primary in any campaign. Trump said El-Sayed is a “communist loser”, saying the polls were off in this primary election.