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El-Sayed Leads Rogers 48%-46% in Michigan Senate Poll

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC · How we work

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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed leads former Rep. Mike Rogers in a Michigan Senate poll.
Emerson College poll of 1,000 voters (Sept 12-14) shows El-Sayed at 48% and Rogers at 46% (±3%).
Graduates favor El-Sayed 53% to 42%, while non-graduates favor Rogers 48% to 45%.
Rogers withdrew from a Detroit Fox debate, citing moderator Roop Raj’s media bias.
88% of Republicans will support Rogers, while 89% of Democrats back El-Sayed.

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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed leads former Rep. Mike Rogers in a Michigan Senate poll.
Emerson College poll of 1,000 voters (Sept 12-14) shows El-Sayed at 48% and Rogers at 46% (±3%).
Graduates favor El-Sayed 53% to 42%, while non-graduates favor Rogers 48% to 45%.
Rogers withdrew from a Detroit Fox debate, citing moderator Roop Raj’s media bias.
88% of Republicans will support Rogers, while 89% of Democrats back El-Sayed.