Michigan Democrats choose between two visions for their party with Senate seat on the line, in photos

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed have been battling for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of Tuesday’s primary will face Mike Rogers, a former Republican congressman, in November.

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, attends a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit following the March of the Many, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

People vote in the primary election at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., a candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, talks to the media after voting at the Baldwin Public Library, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Birmingham, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A sign for voting at Maples Elementary School on primary election day, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Nic Antaya)