Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
“In the words of Muhammad Ali, we shook up the world,” El-Sayed told supporters Wednesday morning.
The real test of El-Sayed’s and progressives’ strength will now come in a November matchup against Mike Rogers, a former congressman who ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.
The seat is pivotal to Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate and El-Sayed will face the challenge of uniting a divided Democratic base after a bruising primary.
Stevens called El-Sayed to concede Wednesday, and she issued a statement saying she would back El-Sayed’s candidacy.
“I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election,” she said.
Stevens added, “This was a thorough and rigorous campaign that brought out the full span
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