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Polls show El-Sayed leads among Black voters in Michigan

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC · How we work

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Abdul El-Sayed, former health official, is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate race against Mike Rogers.
El-Sayed trails older Black voters but leads younger, college-educated Black voters, showing a generational split.
A July poll reported 21% of Black voters supported El-Sayed while 67% favored Rep. Haley Stevens.
A September Washington Post-Schar School poll found 67% of Black voters intended to vote for El-Sayed.

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Story summary

Abdul El-Sayed, former health official, is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate race against Mike Rogers.
El-Sayed trails older Black voters but leads younger, college-educated Black voters, showing a generational split.
A July poll reported 21% of Black voters supported El-Sayed while 67% favored Rep. Haley Stevens.
A September Washington Post-Schar School poll found 67% of Black voters intended to vote for El-Sayed.