Senate 2026 · Michigan
Race coverage
Republicans' best pickup opportunity — an open Democratic-held seat in a state the president carried in 2024. Below: articles from the Michigan press that name a candidate in this race but are not counted as policy coverage — articles coded to Government Operations (CAP major topic 20, the machinery of government, with campaigns as one subtopic), pieces with no policy content, and letters, releases, digests and blogs — since collection began in May 2026. Each carries what it is.
111 articles in this group; the list keeps the newest 80 and drops repeats of the same headline — 79 below.
Abdul El-Sayed campaign event disrupted by agitators in west Michigan
20 Government Operations
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief • Michigan Advance
20 Government Operations
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed, Rogers face off in combative Senate debate
20 Government Operations
‘Stand up for Michigan’ or ‘fold’ for Trump: Whitmer joins El-Sayed on the campaign trail
20 Government Operations
Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed, Benson in Detroit
20 Government Operations
Elissa Slotkin to join with Abdul El-Sayed at Warren town hall • Michigan Advance
20 Government Operations
Detroit Evening Report: Kamala Harris endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Kamala Harris set to join El-Sayed in Michigan
998 No Policy Content
Download: BridgeDetroit 2026 Voter Guide - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
A complete guide to everything on Michigan’s ballot
20 Government Operations
Secretary of State candidates to debate at UM; Bridge to moderate with Gongwer
20 Government Operations
MichMash: Analyzing Michigan’s gubernatorial race ahead of the midterms - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Detroit Evening Report: Detroiters assess the cost of tornado damage - WDET 101.9 FM
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood
998 No Policy Content
MichMash: Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the Michigan US Senate seat - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed urges Democrats to unite, targets Rogers and Trump ties
20 Government Operations
U.S. Senate race heats up as Mike Rogers addresses state GOP convention crowd
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed: 7 issues defining Michigan’s US Senate race
20 Government Operations
The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
20 Government Operations
The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan's Senate primary | The Metro
20 Government Operations
Can Abdul El-Sayed unite Dems? He has work to do with Black, Jewish voters
20 Government Operations
Guide: How to reach your representatives and elected officials in Detroit - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
MichMash: A review of the 2026 Michigan primary results - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Reality star blasts GOP hypocrisy on El-Sayed: ‘Look at the monsters running this country’
20 Government Operations
Trump calls El-Sayed ‘full of sh**’ as Michigan Senate race shifts to general election
20 Government Operations
Progressives won big Michigan primaries. Now comes the hard part
20 Government Operations
5 takeaways from El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
20 Government Operations
Detroit Evening Report: Primary election results - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed won with progressive politics. What does that mean for Democrats?
998 No Policy Content
Ex-Yankees star rips Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed’s win: ‘Socialism isn’t fringe anymore’
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed's narrow Senate primary win sets up crucial Michigan battleground test
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, vows challenge to Trump
20 Government Operations
Who is Abdul El-Sayed? What to know about Michigan Democrats US Senate winner - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
After bruising primary, Abdul El-Sayed clinches Democratic nomination in Senate race
20 Government Operations
Michigan’s U.S. Senate race still too close to call as El-Sayed has narrow lead over Stevens
20 Government Operations
With vote count ongoing, Stevens and El-Sayed rally supporters
20 Government Operations
With 44% of votes counted, El-Sayed holds slight lead in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate seat
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate primary - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
The Metro: Has economic populism come to Michigan? - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Michigan’s Senate primary: Where Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens stand on key issues
20 Government Operations
Michigan primary: 7 things to watch in US Senate, governor, other elections
20 Government Operations
Stevens, El-Sayed debate climate, health care questions ahead of Democratic Senate primary
20 Government Operations
New poll puts El-Sayed 10 points ahead of Stevens as election day nears
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed and Stevens spar over outside spending, incivility in final debate before primary
20 Government Operations
Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women’ - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
Who’s funding Michigan governor candidates? Filings reveal top donors
20 Government Operations
Michigan's Democratic senate primary is a tight, expensive race - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
‘Michigan, we have no time to waste’: AOC, Sanders campaign for El-Sayed in Grand Rapids
20 Government Operations
Bernie Sanders, AOC stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
20 Government Operations
US Senator Gary Peters endorses Haley Stevens - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Debate Week recap with the Freep's Nancy Kaffer - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
MichMash: Candidates clash during Michigan primary debates - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Poll: Democratic US senate candidates lead Rogers in general election - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
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