# El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim senator

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-race-to-become-first-muslim-senator/
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:59:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:35:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/04/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-race-to-become-first-muslim-senator_6771415_4.html
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race.
- He will be the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
- The win keeps the seat with Democrats and boosts progressives.

## Summary

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s US Senate race, defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. His victory retains the seat for Democrats and marks a breakthrough for the party’s progressive wing.

El-Sayed, a physician and former public health official, won the open seat vacated by retiring Democratic senator Gary Peters. With about 96% of ballots counted, he had roughly 52.5% of the vote to Rogers’s 45.6%; the campaign also featured disputes over the economy, foreign policy and attacks targeting El-Sayed’s Muslim faith.

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