# US: Progressive El-Sayed narrowly leads in high-stakes Michigan Democratic primary

https://mins.news/en/item/13954

- France 24, 2026-08-05 09:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/us-progressive-el-sayed-slightly-ahead-in-high-stakes-michigan-democrats-primary

> A contest promoted as a defining test of the Democratic Party’s direction became a tense election-night cliffhanger. Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over US Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary for the US Senate. His advantage was shrinking, leaving the result increasingly uncertain as the count continued.

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