Unofficial results showed El-Sayed leading Stevens 48.5% to 47.5% with 96% of the vote counted, according to the AP as of 8:49 a.m. Wednesday. But whatever differences there were between the candidates in this race, those differences are nothing compared to the contrast in November." More than 1.5 million ballots were counted in the race, surpassing the turnout record for any non-presidential Democratic primary in Michigan dating back to at least 1998. Turnout climbed steadily through the night as Wayne County, home to Detroit and the state's largest and traditionally slowest-counting county, continued reporting returns well past midnight. El-Sayed used his early remarks to supporters to call for party unity ahead of the general election.