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DSA-Backed Candidates Win Key Primaries, Unseat Incumbents

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC · How we work

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Progressive and Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates won multiple high-profile primaries, unseating longtime incumbents.
DSA member Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado.
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate primary while Peggy Flanagan secured Minnesota’s lieutenant-governor primary.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed endorsements remain strongest as gubernatorial picks lost in Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa, Wyoming and Minnesota.

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Story summary

Progressive and Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates won multiple high-profile primaries, unseating longtime incumbents.
DSA member Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado.
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate primary while Peggy Flanagan secured Minnesota’s lieutenant-governor primary.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed endorsements remain strongest as gubernatorial picks lost in Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa, Wyoming and Minnesota.