AP: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Senate Primary in Major Victory for Democrats’ Progressive WingAugust 5, 2026Associated Press / news@whmi.comAbdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state. In his final remarks at a primary night party before the race was called, El-Sayed said “tomorrow we begin to mend fences.” Stevens called El-Sayed to concede Wednesday, and she issued a statement saying she would back El-Sayed’s candidacy. El-Sayed’s win represents a significant shift for the Democratic Party; in 2018 he lost the gubernatorial primary to now-Gov. That included Melat Kiros, who recently beat a longtime incumbent in a Democratic primary for a Denver-based House seat and was at El-Sayed’s watch party.