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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threw her support behind Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday, the winner of the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, despite having campaigned for his rival during the race. Whitmer’s endorsement came swiftly after El-Sayed’s narrow victory over U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who edged out her competitor by roughly 1 percentage point.
In a post on X, Whitmer congratulated El-Sayed along with other successful Democratic candidates at all levels. She pledged to unite the party ahead of the general election, calling for a coordinated effort to “stop MAGA Republicans so we can get to work and deliver results for the people of Michigan.”
Stevens, the congresswoman who lost the primary contest, publicly endorsed El-Sayed hours after the results became clear. She posted on X that she had spoken with El-Sayed to offer her “full support as we work to defeat Mike Rogers this November.” El-Sayed responded by thanking Stevens for her campaign and emphasizing the importance of party unity moving forward.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican who lost the 2024 Michigan Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin, is mounting another campaign for the Senate seat this year. El-Sayed will face Rogers in the general election as the Democratic nominee.
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