Michigan primaries: left wins nail-biter
The gist
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed beat Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary by roughly 1 percentage point.
The result tests how far the party's left wing can carry a statewide race.
How it unfolded
- Aug 5, 2026El-Sayed narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, at 49.5% to Stevens' 45.78%.
- Aug 5, 2026The margin was roughly 1 percentage point, after an expected 10-point romp turned into a nail-biter.
- Aug 5, 2026Republican Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the state's 2024 Senate race, ran unopposed in his primary.