The Michigan Senate race between Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, a Democrat socialist, and Republican Mike Rogers, turned out to be one of the tightest fights in Tuesday’s midterms.
Late in the evening, with not even half of the votes counted, Sayed held 49.7% of the votes, to Rogers’ 49.4%.
El-Sayed had been leading by multiple points earlier in the counting, but Rogers was closing in, with multiple rural areas of the state still not reporting.
The race results would be anti-climactic anyway, as forecasters were suggesting that Democrats would have the majorities in both the House and the Senate already, although certainly not by large numbers.
At the Fox News Big Board, Bill Hemmer appears to be perplexed that Abdul El-Sayed is leading Mike Rogers. “Let me make sure that’s right.” #Elections2026 #Midterms2026 https://t.co/mg0Flbyfab
— Diamond Joe (@ItsDiamondJoe) November 4, 2026
🚨 DEVELOPING: Mike Rogers makes INROADS in tight race. The race remains extremely close as the coalition for Abdul El-Sayed faces questions. THE FIGHT IS ON IN MICHIGAN Keep pressure on in Michigan! https://t.co/usGwah3yU8
— Aaron Bacus (@AaronBacus) November 4, 2026
The socialist is a former public health official for Detroit and Wayne County who has complained over and over about corporate influence in American politics and the high costs for families. Reports confirm he wants unions to have more power and he wants America to move to a “Medicare-for-all” agenda in which the government essentially could control all healthcare decisions.
Rogers, 63, is a veteran of Congress having served seven terms there, including a chairmanship of the House Intelligence panel.
He’s promoting lower costs for gas, groceries and prescription drugs, bringing manufacturing back to the state and putting education ahead of “indoctrination.”
They are seeking the seat left empty when Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, chose not to run again.
