进步派候选人阿卜杜尔·埃尔-赛义德(Abdul El-Sayed)以不足1%的微弱优势击败众议院议员哈利·史蒂文斯(Haley Stevens)，赢得了密歇根州民主党参议院初选提名。[1]美联社在周三上午宣布了这一结果。[1]埃尔-赛义德领先史蒂文斯14,893票，在超过150万张已计票选票中获胜。[1]密歇根州此次民主党初选投票率创下历史新高。[1]
埃尔-赛义德在胜选演讲中强调了党派团结，并向共和党对手迈克·罗杰斯(Mike Rogers)提出了五场辩论的挑战。[1]他将在11月与罗杰斯展开大选对决，而这个席位对民主党争夺参议院控制权具有关键意义。[1]
获胜后，民主党阵营迅速表示支持埃尔-赛义德。[1]与此同时，共和党方面发起了强烈的反击——副总统J·D·万斯(JD Vance)评论称"上帝保佑不会有总统埃尔-赛义德"，[1]参议院共和党领袖图恩(Thune)将埃尔-赛义德称为"极端激进的选择"。[1]参议院领导基金超级政治行动委员会也投放了数十万美元的广告对其进行攻击。[1]
Abdul El-Sayed secured the Michigan Democratic Party's Senate nomination with a razor-thin margin, defeating U.S. Representative Haley Stevens by 14,893 votes—less than 1 percent—out of more than 1.5 million ballots cast [1]. The Associated Press called the race on Wednesday morning [1]. The victory represents a significant win for the party's progressive wing in a crucial swing state that could prove decisive in Democrats' efforts to control the Senate [1].
In his victory speech, El-Sayed emphasized unity and challenged his general election opponent, Republican nominee Mike Rogers, to five debates [1]. The primary drew record turnout for Michigan's Democratic electorate [1]. Fellow Democrats, including Danielle McMorrow and Stevens herself, subsequently announced their support for El-Sayed [1].
The general election matchup has already attracted partisan attention. Vice President JD Vance commented that "God forbid there will be a President El-Sayed" [1], while Senate Republican Leader John Thune characterized El-Sayed as an "extremely radical choice" [1]. Senate leadership-aligned super PACs have already begun airing hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising attacking El-Sayed [1].