Published on
05/08/2026 - 18:22 GMT+2
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic party's Senate primary election in the US state of Michigan on Wednesday, highlighting key internal differences over the party's direction.
El-Sayed narrowly defeated moderate congresswoman Haley Stevens - who was backed by many of the party's senior establishment figures such as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer - in what became a proxy battle for the party's direction.
He will now go on to face Republican Mike Rogers in November to keep Michigan's Senate seat with the Democrats.
