Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat, becoming first Muslim senator

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat, becoming first Muslim senator

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s open Senate race during the 2026 midterms, becoming the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate. With eighty percent of votes counted, El-Sayed led fifty-one point eight percent to forty-six point two percent and will replace retiring Senator Gary Peters in January.

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