# Democrat wins Michigan Senate seat amid midterm ‘blue wave’

https://mins.news/en/video/130114

- VOA Chinese, 2026-11-05 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJjTEdYuvto

> Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to win Michigan’s Senate seat, making him the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Senate. At his victory rally, El-Sayed thanked supporters; Rogers also addressed his supporters but did not clearly concede defeat.

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