Progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will win the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, defeating moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, the Associated Press projected on Wednesday.
Stevens called El-Sayed to concede the race, according to a campaign spokesperson.
The two were locked in a high-stakes battle to face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in November’s general election in an open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. The general election race could decide which party controls the Senate in the next Congress.
El-Sayed, in a triumphant press conference on Wednesday, said his victory in the wake of heavy spending and an acrimonious primary was a sign of the strength of his movement.
“We took on a machine. You’re not supposed to be able to beat $70 million dollars of outside spending, a record amount of money spent in a campaign against a Democrat in a primary in any campaign, you’re not supposed to be able to beat that,” he said.
“And what we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money,” he added.
Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.
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Stevens offered her support for El-Sayed and called on the Democratic Party to unite in a statement on Wednesday.
“This was a thorough and rigorous campaign that brought out the full span of views within the Democratic Party — and that is why we have primaries,” Stevens said. “I am proud to have put up my hand to serve, and prouder to continue to work together to make sure this Senate seat remains blue, that we flip the United States Senate and continue the work for Michigan.”
“Donald Trump and Mike Rogers want us to come out of this primary tired and divided, so their billionaire backers can come in and let multimillionaire Mike Rogers walk away with this Senate seat. … I’m not going to let that happen,” she added.
President Donald Trump also weighed in on the result, saying El-Sayed’s victory in the Democratic primary is “great news for the Republican Party” and called him a “Communist loser.”
Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens during a debate in Southfield, Michigan, July 27, 2026.
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In the governor’s race, ABC News projects Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican Rep. John James will win their respective primaries and will face off in November.
James would be the state’s first elected Black Republican governor in history.
In Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, ABC News projects progressive activist and Democratic Socialists of America member William Lawrence will defeat two more moderate candidates to be the Democratic nominee to take on first-term Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Barrett. The Cook Political Report rates the district as a “Toss Up.”
In Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, the Associated Press projects Rep. Shri Thanedar will lose his primary to state legislator Donovan McKinney, becoming the latest Democratic incumbent to lose their seat to a progressive challenger.
Complete Michigan primary results
Michigan is one of five states that held primaries on Tuesday. Here’s a look at the others:
Rep. Wesley Bell speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination, Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis.
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Missouri
In Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary, ABC News projects incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell will beat former Rep. Cori Bush, who Bell unseated two years ago.
Bell was boosted by outside spending from pro-Israel groups. The United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with pro-Israel group American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent millions opposing Bush in both the 2024 and 2026 primaries.
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Bush aimed to capitalize on voter sentiment souring on Israel over its actions during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, as well as a wave of success by progressives mounting anti-incumbents campaigns.
In Missouri’s newly redistricted 5th District, Republican state Sen. Rick Brattin will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in November, ABC News projects.
Cleaver, who has represented the district since 2005, was unopposed in the Democratic primary but faces an uphill battle in the general election after the state legislature redrew the district last year to lean Republican. National Republicans view the district as a top target for flipping.
Complete Missouri primary results
Virginia
Army veteran Bert Mizusawa will win the Republican primary for Senate in Virginia, ABC News projects, and will face Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who is running for his fourth term.
Mizusawa defeated business leader Kim Farnington and Marine Corps Reserve Lt. Col. David Williams. Warner did not face a primary challenger.
In House races, three Republicans were running to face first-term Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman in the 7th District while longtime Rep. Don Beyer faced several challengers in the Democratic primary in the 8th District.
Complete Virginia primary results
Adam Hamilton, a Methodist mega-church pastor from Kansas, talks to voters as he wraps up a U.S. Senate listening tour, April 18, 2026, at Limitless Brewing in Lenexa, Kansas.
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Kansas
In the Kansas governor’s race, ABC News projects Republican state Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher in the general election in November to replace Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who is term-limited.
Masterson beat six other candidates in the Republican primary. He received backing from President Donald Trump, who called in a tele-rally for the candidate less than a week ahead of the primary.
Holscher defeated state Sen. Ethan Corson and Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog. She campaigned on her background growing up on a farm and touted her experience flipping a seat in 2016 held by a Republican incumbent in a conservative district.
ABC News projects Rev. Adam Hamilton will win Kansas’ Democratic Senate primary — setting him up to face off in November against incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall, who ABC News projects will win the Republican primary.
Hamilton entered the race largely considered the frontrunner, despite only launching his campaign in April. He initially announced he would explore running as an independent, a move that drew criticism from the state GOP.
No Democrat has won a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932.
Complete Kansas primary results
Washington
The top two vote-getters regardless of party advance to the general election in Washington.
In the 3rd Congressional District race, eight candidates were challenging incumbent Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and in the 4th District, retiring Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse’s seat is up for grabs.
