The Michigan Senate primary was closer than polls had predicted, but Abdul El-Sayed's victory shouldn't be dismissed. In some ways, it is more consequential for Israel and U.S. Jews than Mamdani's rise in NYCEli W. Kowaz 05:51 PM • August 05 2026 IDTAbdul El-Sayed barely defeated Rep. Haley Stevens on Tuesday to become Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate. His surprisingly narrow win indicates he could have a hard time in the general election. But in a year most pundits expect to be favorable to Democrats, a win by El-Sayed against Republican candidate Mike Rogers shouldn't be ruled out.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Democratic PartyIsrael - U.S.AIPACanti-Israel CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEl-Sayed's Small Victory Spells Big Trouble for IsraelAfter Weeks-long Delay, Hundreds Attend Funeral of Lod Man Shot Dead by PoliceAIPAC Must Return to Its Roots: Education, Not Political IntimidationAfter Five Weeks in State Custody, Body of Arab Citizen Shot by Police ReleasedA Palestinian Doctor's Crime Is Refusing to Abandon His PatientsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow 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 JoyEisenkot Keeps Running Away From What Everyone Knows He Believes