Abdul El-Sayed defeats Mike Rogers to win Michigan Senate seat

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's open Senate seat on November 4, 2026, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed, a Democrat, becomes the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate. He is 42 years old and grew up near Detroit. His parents came from Egypt.

El-Sayed is an epidemiologist and former public health official. He had never won an elected position before this race. The campaign was difficult. A pro-Israel group spent around $30 million to stop him, more than it has ever spent in a single race. The President made false claims linking El-Sayed to terrorism and used anti-Muslim language against him. A fellow Democrat, Haley Stevens, even endorsed his Republican opponent just before the vote.