Senate 2026 · Michigan
Race coverage
Republicans' best pickup opportunity — an open Democratic-held seat in a state the president carried in 2024. Below: every article from the Michigan press that names a candidate in this race, policy-relevant or not, since collection began in May 2026. Pages that are not articles are left out.
140 articles in this group; the list keeps the newest 120 and drops repeats of the same headline — 116 below.
Abdul El-Sayed campaign event disrupted by agitators in west Michigan
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Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief • Michigan Advance
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Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs
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El-Sayed, Rogers face off in combative Senate debate
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‘Stand up for Michigan’ or ‘fold’ for Trump: Whitmer joins El-Sayed on the campaign trail
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Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed, Benson in Detroit
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Elissa Slotkin to join with Abdul El-Sayed at Warren town hall • Michigan Advance
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Detroit Evening Report: Kamala Harris endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM
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Kamala Harris set to join El-Sayed in Michigan
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Download: BridgeDetroit 2026 Voter Guide - BridgeDetroit
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A complete guide to everything on Michigan’s ballot
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Secretary of State candidates to debate at UM; Bridge to moderate with Gongwer
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MichMash: Analyzing Michigan’s gubernatorial race ahead of the midterms - WDET 101.9 FM
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Jewish leaders call on El-Sayed to commit to Jewish safety, self-determination
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroiters assess the cost of tornado damage - WDET 101.9 FM
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Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood
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MichMash: Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the Michigan US Senate seat - WDET 101.9 FM
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The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters - WDET 101.9 FM
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El-Sayed fires back after Trump takes swing at him: ‘Big trouble for our country’
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El-Sayed urges Democrats to unite, targets Rogers and Trump ties
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U.S. Senate race heats up as Mike Rogers addresses state GOP convention crowd
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Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed: 7 issues defining Michigan’s US Senate race
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The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor - WDET 101.9 FM
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State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
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The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan - WDET 101.9 FM
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Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan's Senate primary | The Metro
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Can Abdul El-Sayed unite Dems? He has work to do with Black, Jewish voters
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Guide: How to reach your representatives and elected officials in Detroit - BridgeDetroit
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MichMash: A review of the 2026 Michigan primary results - WDET 101.9 FM
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Reality star blasts GOP hypocrisy on El-Sayed: ‘Look at the monsters running this country’
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Trump calls El-Sayed ‘full of sh**’ as Michigan Senate race shifts to general election
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Progressives won big Michigan primaries. Now comes the hard part
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5 takeaways from El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
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Detroit Evening Report: Primary election results - WDET 101.9 FM
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Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot - WDET 101.9 FM
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Abdul El-Sayed won with progressive politics. What does that mean for Democrats?
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Ex-Yankees star rips Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed’s win: ‘Socialism isn’t fringe anymore’
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El-Sayed's narrow Senate primary win sets up crucial Michigan battleground test
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Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, vows challenge to Trump
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Who is Abdul El-Sayed? What to know about Michigan Democrats US Senate winner - BridgeDetroit
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After bruising primary, Abdul El-Sayed clinches Democratic nomination in Senate race
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Michigan’s U.S. Senate race still too close to call as El-Sayed has narrow lead over Stevens
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With vote count ongoing, Stevens and El-Sayed rally supporters
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With 44% of votes counted, El-Sayed holds slight lead in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate seat
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Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate primary - BridgeDetroit
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The Metro: Has economic populism come to Michigan? - WDET 101.9 FM
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Michigan’s Senate primary: Where Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens stand on key issues
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Michigan primary: 7 things to watch in US Senate, governor, other elections
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Stevens, El-Sayed debate climate, health care questions ahead of Democratic Senate primary
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New poll puts El-Sayed 10 points ahead of Stevens as election day nears
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El-Sayed and Stevens spar over outside spending, incivility in final debate before primary
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Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women’ - BridgeDetroit
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Who’s funding Michigan governor candidates? Filings reveal top donors
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Michigan's Democratic senate primary is a tight, expensive race - WDET 101.9 FM
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‘Michigan, we have no time to waste’: AOC, Sanders campaign for El-Sayed in Grand Rapids
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Bernie Sanders, AOC stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
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US Senator Gary Peters endorses Haley Stevens - WDET 101.9 FM
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Debate Week recap with the Freep's Nancy Kaffer - WDET 101.9 FM
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MichMash: Candidates clash during Michigan primary debates - WDET 101.9 FM
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Poll: Democratic US senate candidates lead Rogers in general election - WDET 101.9 FM
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Political commentator Hasan Piker explains endorsement of El-Sayed for US Senate - WDET 101.9 FM
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Anatomy of an endorsement: Why the UAW chose El-Sayed, Benson - WDET 101.9 FM
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El-Sayed: Campaign ‘had no clue’ about activities of ex-staffer charged in UM threat case
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Strong candidates in Alaska, Ohio seen as moving US Senate races toward Dems • Michigan Advance
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Michigan's U.S. Senate primary highlights divisions within Democratic Party • Michigan Advance
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Detroit Evening Report: UAW endorses Benson for governor, El-Sayed for Senate - WDET 101.9 FM
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UAW endorses El-Sayed in U.S. Senate race, saying they ‘want a fighter’
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