# Media project Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate win, making him the first Muslim elected to the chamber

https://mins.news/en/item/128749

- Reuters, 2026-11-04 08:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/abdul-el-sayed-becomes-first-muslim-elected-us-senate-2026-11-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=34e2095a-0489-4493-9b15-33a2941baa7a

> Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, according to media projections. He becomes the first Muslim elected to the chamber and preserves a crucial Democratic seat in the party’s fight for Senate control.

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