The 42-year-old Democrat has defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in the US.
El-Sayed bested Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in US history.
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Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, who is running against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, speaks to reporters, including CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty, after casting his vote.
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Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, who is running against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, tells CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty that Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, who gave Rogers a surprise endorsement Sunday, is “welcome” at his election night event.
Abdul El-Sayed hopes to become the first Muslim US senator as Michigan's Senate race reaches its critical final hours.
The events come as Haley Stevens opined on why she withdrew support for the US Senate Democratic nominee.
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Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens posted a nearly 900-word statement on X defending her decision to endorse Republican Mike Rogers over her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, for Michigan’s open Senate seat.
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Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed tells CNN’s Sara Sidner on Election Day there are “two very, very different visions” between him and his opponent, Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate seat in Michigan.
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Michigan voters tell CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty why they cast their ballots in a closely watched Senate race, with some crossing party lines. One voter said she backed Republican Mike Rogers because she didn’t think Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was ready for the Senate. Another, a centrist Republican, said Rogers’ alignment with President Donald Trump cost him his vote.
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The two candidates for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Republican candidate Mike Rogers, made last minute pitches to voters on the eve of Election Day.
Democrats in Michigan are considering their options after Haley Stevens endorsed GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Senate. And the Gulf states are bracing for a possible U.S. attack on Iran after the midterms.
As recently as Saturday night, the prospect of Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race had seemed implausible.
The Democrat’s decision to back Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race has roiled her party. Follow for updates from the campaign trail.
But she refuses to be drawn on her rationale for switching candidates in the closely-fought US Senate race.
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper interviews Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens hours after she switched her Senate endorsement in Michigan from Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to Republican Mike Rogers.
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Stevens’s endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers comes after a bitter dispute with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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The mother of Michigan’s Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens told Reuters she is ‘proud’ of her daughter after her endorsement of Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers.