# Michigan US Senate race: Rogers and El-Sayed urge turnout in critical contest

https://mins.news/en/item/127747

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-03 19:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/michigan-us-senate-race-rogers-el-sayed-urge-turnout-for-critical-race?traffic_source=rss

> Michigan’s Senate race has entered its final hours, with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed seeking to become the first Muslim in the US Senate and unseat Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed has faced a slew of last-minute Islamophobic attacks.

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