Abdul El-Sayed
United States
Democratic
government
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, commonly known as Abdul El-Sayed, is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. A progressive member of the Democratic Party, El-Sayed was a candidate in the 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, placing second to Gretchen Whitmer in the Democratic primary.
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Jun 6, 2026
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El-Sayed secured a UAW endorsement in the crowded Michigan Democratic Senate primary, competing against Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow for the seat being vacated by a retiring Democrat.
Centrists are watching the Michigan primary as a proxy battle over whether the Democratic Party tilts toward its progressive wing, represented by El-Sayed, or its pragmatic suburban-professional wing, represented by Stevens and McMorrow.