You read yesterday about Abdul El-Sayed, the radical progressive poised to win Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary election. Today, El-Sayed is leading in a “too close to call” count. El-Sayed declared victory last night, but now both he and his opponent, Haley Stevens, are calling for patience as the counting continues. Fox News explains:
Michigan is still counting.
Far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed holds a razor-thin lead over Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat — a race many expected progressives to win decisively.
With Michigan’s largest county still tallying… pic.twitter.com/SdHh6kOG2R
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 5, 2026
El-Sayed maintained his claim to victory, posting this morning:
Money out of politics.
Money in your pocket.
Medicare for All.Michigan…
We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let’s win in November. pic.twitter.com/RItVmqrzob
— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) August 5, 2026
For her part, Stevens isn’t giving up. She posted last night:
Michigan: The race is still too close to call.
I’m so grateful for all the support as we continue to wait for results to come in.
— Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMI) August 5, 2026
According to polls, Republican Mike Rogers, leads El-Sayed but trails Stevens. Establishment Democrats, desperate to maintain control of the seat are battling their radical party members who want to elevate El-Sayed’s dangerous progressive ideology to the upper chamber of America’s Congress.
Rogers is a former soldier and FBI Special Agent, and Congressman who served as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Rogers released his own statement on the Democratic primary results:
