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Live Updates: Michigan’s Senate Battle Leads a Five-State Primary Slate

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By Tim Balk Verified, Reid Epstein Verified, Sam Easter Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Updated Aug. 4, 2026, 6:41 a.m. ET One of this year’s biggest primary elections is underway in Michigan, where two Democratic Senate candidates with deep policy disagreements are facing off in a major test of the party’s direction. The bitter, expensive race pits Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, against Representative Haley Stevens, a centrist supported by party leaders.
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Michigan's tense Democratic Senate race poses big test for divided party

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By Reid Epstein Verified, Sam Easter Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
Democrats' nastiest, most expensive Senate primary will culminate Tuesday in Michigan, a pivotal midterm battleground where an insurgent progressive is looking to defeat an establishment-backed moderate in a contest serving as a referendum on the party's future. The race between Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, is charged by tensions over Israel, how to fight President Donald Trump and the GOP, and what makes a candidate electable.
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Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party

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By Reid Epstein Verified, Sam Easter Verified
| Flipboard
1 hour ago If Democrats let a winnable House and Senate slip away over ideological purity, they'll only have their own primary voters to blame. Progressives have seized control of primary races across the country and are poised to nominate far-left candidates in several winnable swing-state races, including …
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