El-Sayed leads Stevens by 15 points in Michigan Senate primary: Poll
Late polls show El-Sayed drawing stronger support from younger Democrats as outside spending tops $60 million, pollsters said.
- On Tuesday, August 4, Michigan Democrats head to the polls to choose a U.S. Senate nominee, with recent polling showing progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed leading U.S. Representative Haley Stevens by double digits.
- Outside groups, including the AIPAC-affiliated United Democracy Project, have funneled over $60 million into the race to support Stevens, aiming to counter El-Sayed's insurgent momentum.
- Emerson College Polling data reveals voters under 50 favor El-Sayed 67% to 25%, while voters over 60 prefer Stevens 53% to 39%, highlighting a sharp generational divide in the final days.
- Stevens accused El-Sayed of blaming political struggles on Jewish Americans, while supporters condemn Stevens' rhetoric and AIPAC funding as racist and Islamophobic in escalating attacks.
- In November, the primary winner will face Republican former Representative Mike Rogers in a contest the Cook Political Report classifies as a toss-up that could determine U.S. Senate control.
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On the one hand, Abdul El-Sayed, a doctor from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and on the other hand, Haley Stevens, a current MP supported by the party's establishment. The winner in this state of more than 10 million inhabitants will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for a senator's seat left free by Democrat Gary Peters. The election will be particularly scrutinized: the Democrats hope to regain the majority in the Senate,…
NEW YORK — Senate challenger Abdul El-Sayed could win in Michigan despite lobbyists and the Democratic party establishment trying to stop him, jeopardizing Democrats' chances of taking control of Congress in the fall midterm elections and reining in Donald Trump.
Abdul El-Sayed vs Haley Stevens: Michigan votes in Dem Senate primary; Israel-US ties divide voters
Michigan voters are casting their ballots in one of the most closely watched Democratic Senate primaries of the 2026 election cycle. Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed, backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, faces centrist Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a race that has become a referendum on the Democratic Party's future.
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