# ‘The bad guys lost,’ Abdul El-Sayed says after winning Michigan Senate race

https://mins.news/en/video/128770

- The Associated Press, 2026-11-04 09:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH_tHzSWcho

> Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to win Michigan’s Senate seat, becoming the first Muslim senator in the country. At a Detroit victory rally, he thanked supporters for backing an “unlikely” candidate, calling the result a breakthrough for the party’s left wing.

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