Election 2026 Michigan Senate

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns. In Detroit, El-Sayed posed Monday for photos and participated in interviews with content creators at a backyard pool party before a final rally with supporters. Stevens appeared alongside Michigan Democratic officials in the state's west side. The race has become one of the clearest tests yet of where Democratic voters want their party to go. El-Sayed is a progressive while Stevens is backed by establishment leaders. Tuesday's winner faces Republican Mike Rogers in November for an open seat Democrats probably need to hold to take control of the Senate.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan. The primary became one of the nation’s most expensive campaigns and a proxy battle between the Democratic Party’s establishment and progressive wings. Tuesday's winner will face off in November against Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running unopposed after narrowly losing a Senate race in 2024. Democrats were also picking nominees to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and to settle several competitive House primaries.