Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Despite a lack of support from most of the Democratic establishment and in spite of $30 million spent against him by AIPAC - Abdul El-Sayed has secured the nomination. But the smaller than expected margins should raise concerns for Democrats, who are hoping to retake the SenateShare 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 09:20 PM • August 05 2026 IDTAbdul El-Sayed, the insurgent who combined a progressive economic agenda with opposition to AIPAC and Israel's war in Gaza, narrowly won the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, defeating AIPAC-backed Congresswoman Haley Stevens in the most expensive primary in American history.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterMidterm Elections 2026Democratic PartyAIPACCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat the Democrats Must Learn From El-Sayed's Michigan Primary WinFar-right Israeli Rapper, Three Police Officers Questioned After Haaretz ReportUN: More Than 360,000 Lebanese Remain Displaced as Israel-Lebanon Talks ContinueIsrael's Election Committee Bans Parties From Tracking Who Has Cast BallotsUN Says Iran Executed at Least 56 People on Security Charges Since MarchRemembering 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