Pro-Israel group spends millions against Michigan Democratic candidate
World · 5 August 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, beating a candidate backed by the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC.
AIPAC's super PAC spent more than $30 million on the race. Most of that money paid for advertisements attacking El-Sayed and supporting his opponent, Representative Haley Stevens. It was the largest amount AIPAC had ever spent on a single election.
El-Sayed has been a strong critic of Israeli government policy. He also made AIPAC's involvement a central issue in his campaign.