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Prediction Markets Give El-Sayed 65% Michigan Senate Chance

9/3/2026

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Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan against Republican Mike Rogers.
His association with streamer Hasan Piker has led several Democratic officials to withhold endorsements.
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance called El-Sayed “evil” and told him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.
Kalshi and Polymarket prediction-market contracts gave El-Sayed a 64% and 65% chance of winning as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan against Republican Mike Rogers.
His association with streamer Hasan Piker has led several Democratic officials to withhold endorsements.
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance called El-Sayed “evil” and told him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.
Kalshi and Polymarket prediction-market contracts gave El-Sayed a 64% and 65% chance of winning as of Tuesday afternoon.