Abdul El-Sayed Defeats Mike Rogers Days After Haley Stevens Endorsed GOP Nominee

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, according to the Associated Press. The result follows a turbulent campaign and a late endorsement of Rogers by Democratic Representative Haley Stevens, highlighting divisions among Democrats shortly before Election Day.

The candidates were competing for the seat of retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who is due to leave office in January. Stevens endorsed Rogers two days before the election after a dispute with El-Sayed over campaign ads, including one opposing US taxpayer funding for Israel. El-Sayed had beaten Stevens by one point in the August primary; campaign finance filings cited in the article show he raised more than $53.8 million from January 2025 to 14 October, compared with Rogers’ more than $23 million through 22 October.