The Brief In a battle of a political outsider against establishment candidate, Doctor Abdul El-Sayed has been projected to win. El-Sayed held a one percent lead this morning over Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary. The race is finally decided in one of the most heavily watched Democratic Senate match-ups in the country. Abdul El-Sayed held a slim lead over Haley Stevens at 48.5 percent to 47.5 percent Wednesday morning with 96 percent of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press. Trump addresses El-Sayed winPresident Donald Trump called the Democratic primary result "great news for the Republican Party."