Current sectionU.S. NewsThe high-stakes race, crucial to Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate in November, pitted progressive Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed against AIPAC-backed establishment candidate Haley Stevens, who performed far better than predictions of a landslide defeatShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEtan Nechin and The Associated PressMichigan03:29 PM • August 05 2026 IDTAbdul El-Sayed has claimed victory over Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, a race widely seen as a referendum on Israel, AIPAC's influence and the Democratic Party's evolving stance on both.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AIPACDemocratic PartyU.S. electionsIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDon't Feed the Hasbara Machine: Yonit Levi's Novel Gets Lost in TranslationAbdul El-Sayed Claims Victory in Michigan Democratic Senate PrimaryExcavations Uncover Altar of Vilnius' Great Synagogue, Destroyed in HolocaustIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIDF Says 'Not Possible' to Determine Who Shot Israeli in Deadly West Bank ClashRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy