Michigan Democrats go to polls as Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed duel in Senate primary0

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• August 4, 2026

For over a year, both Stevens and El-Sayed have been laying out starkly different visions for Michigan and for the country. El-Sayed, who is 41 years old and the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim senator in the US, if elected. He’s been endorsed by leading left-wing politicians such as Vermont Senator