# Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins high-stakes Michigan Senate race

https://mins.news/en/item/128582

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 07:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrat-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-high-stakes-senate-race-rcna603315

> Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former public health official aligned with the Democratic Party’s left flank, won Michigan’s highly contentious Senate race, defeating his Republican opponent, a former representative.

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