Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed greets the crowd on stage during the vote count for the Michigan Democratic primary in Detroit on Aug. 5, 2026. (Credit: Rebecca Cook/Reuters)
A leftist insurgent Democrat defeated the party establishment's candidate to score a stunning win in the primary race for the Senate after harnessing popular discontent and anti-Israel sentiment, U.S. media reported Wednesday.
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, narrowly beat veteran politician Haley Stevens after a bruising race seen as a window on the Democratic Party's internal struggle to define itself in the Donald Trump era.
A leftist insurgent Democrat defeated the party establishment's candidate to score a stunning win in the primary race for the Senate after harnessing popular discontent and anti-Israel sentiment, U.S. media reported Wednesday.
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, narrowly beat veteran politician Haley Stevens after a bruising race seen as a window on the Democratic Party's internal struggle to define itself in the Donald Trump era.
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