Abdul El-Sayed Defeats Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race, Becoming the First Muslim Elected to the U.S. Senate

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won the U.S. Senate election in Michigan, according to a race call by the Associated Press, which called the race at 2:27 a.m., Bridge Michigan and NPR reported. He led Republican Mike Rogers by nearly 6 percentage points with 85% of all ballots counted, and is the first Muslim ever elected to the US Senate. In his victory speech El-Sayed addressed President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Rogers, who had each claimed he or his family were associated with the Muslim Brotherhood: “You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope.”

The race attracted record outside spending, Bridge reported; El-Sayed said voters “built something bigger than a bank account.” In the closing days, Rep. Haley Stevens reversed course and announced she was endorsing Rogers. Related: 2026-11-01–rep-haley-stevens-endorses-rogers-over-el-sayed-two-days-before-michigan-senate-vote, 2026-10-25–trump-calls-el-sayed-jihadist-muslim-brotherhood-member-port-huron-rally-for-rogers, 2026-10-06–center-for-renewing-america-primer-house-decline-oath-members-elect, 2026-11-03–cbs-news-projects-democrats-win-senate-majority.