Poll puts El-Sayed ahead of Stevens in Michigan Senate primary
What's next: The Aug. 4 vote will test whether progressives can broaden support with Black voters in a key 2028 battleground.
A new Emerson College poll showed Abdul El-Sayed holding an edge over Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary for the US Senate, days before the Aug. 4 election. The race has become a closely watched measure of the Democratic Party's progressive wing in a presidential battleground state that backed Donald Trump twice but voted for Joe Biden in 2020. Bloomberg reported El-Sayed has built support among younger and college-educated voters, while Stevens, a US representative, has backing from party officials. The outcome could shape Democrats' push to win back the Senate in November and spotlight whether progressive candidates can improve with Black voters.