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El-Sayed Leads Michigan Senate Race, Marist Shows 50–48

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Abdul El-Sayed leads Michigan Senate race over Republican Mike Rogers.
Barack Obama campaigned with El-Sayed in Detroit on early voting day.
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held rallies with El-Sayed in Michigan.
Marist poll shows El-Sayed at 50% and Rogers at 48% of likely voters.
RealClearPolitics averages give El-Sayed a five-point lead over Rogers.

History

During the 1994 Republican Revolution, the GOP seized a Michigan Senate seat and turned the state’s U.S. House delegation to a 9-7 Democratic majority, while nationally winning 54 House seats with the Contract with America. The current challenge to Rep. Mike Rogers by Abdul El-Sayed revives that swing, highlighting Michigan’s ongoing partisan realignment.

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During the 1994 Republican Revolution, the GOP seized a Michigan Senate seat and turned the state’s U.S. House delegation to a 9-7 Democratic majority, while nationally winning 54 House seats with the Contract with America. The current challenge to Rep. Mike Rogers by Abdul El-Sayed revives that swing, highlighting Michigan’s ongoing partisan realignment.

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