Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live

Published August 5, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

The former public health official has slight lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens, but vote count could continue well into the day

• El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call

US representative Haley Stevens, who is currently trailing in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, has cast herself throughout her campaign as a pragmatic problem-solver and workhorse.

Details

Stevens, who has represented Michigan’s 11th House district since 2019, after flipping the seat, has a long list of high profile endorsements from within the Democratic party that include the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and Gary Peters, the retiring senator who holds the seat she is now running for. Her campaign had also been boosted by tens of millions of dollars in outside spending, including from groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), the pro-Israel lobbying organization.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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