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El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary as Trump Calls Vote Rigged

8/6/2026

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Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary on August 5 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the Michigan vote was “rigged” with “fake mail-in ballots.”
Outside groups spent more than $60 million on the primary, mainly to support Haley Stevens.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Abdul El-Sayed “wants Sharia law” and “hates Jews, Christians, capitalism and America” after Haley Stevens, a Democrat, conceded and pledged to back El-Sayed.

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Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary on August 5 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the Michigan vote was “rigged” with “fake mail-in ballots.”
Outside groups spent more than $60 million on the primary, mainly to support Haley Stevens.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Abdul El-Sayed “wants Sharia law” and “hates Jews, Christians, capitalism and America” after Haley Stevens, a Democrat, conceded and pledged to back El-Sayed.