Nov 3, 2026 · Democratic primary Aug 4
Michigan - United States Senate
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Democrat - nominee picked Aug 4
Abdul El-Sayed · 41
Former health director; progressive, backed by Bernie Sanders and the UAW.
Haley Stevens · 43
Four-term congresswoman; the party establishment's pick, focused on auto jobs.
El-Sayed and Stevens remain neck-and-neck in primary polls.
Mike Rogers
Republican - Age: 63
Former FBI agent and House Intelligence chair. Lost this race by 0.3 points in 2024; running again with Trump's endorsement.
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Who's ahead?
TOSS-UP
Rogers
42
El-Sayed
41
Stevens
39
Rogers vs. the remaining Democrats — every matchup is within the margin of error (MIRS/Mitchell)
As of May 7
Where they stand
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THE DEMOCRATS SAY
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ROGERS SAYS
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✓ Money & integrity check
How each side handles money in politics.
DEMS
ROGERS
✓ Yes
Ban Congress from trading stocks
✗ No
✓ No
Backed by corporate super PACs
✗ Yes
✓ Yes
Wants to overturn Citizens United
✗ No
Follow the money: all three Democrats have raised $7.6–8.9M each, largely from small online donors; national Republican money is lining up behind Rogers for the fall. — FEC filings, March 2026
Their big promises
THE DEMOCRATS' PITCHES
El-Sayed: take on the billionaires
Medicare for All, anti-corruption, and a break with corporate money in politics.
Stevens: deliver for auto country
Manufacturing jobs, the auto supply chain, and pragmatic wins in Congress.
ROGERS'S TOP 3
Bring back Michigan jobs
Back the administration's tariffs and tax cuts to rebuild auto manufacturing.
Secure the border
Full support for immigration enforcement and finishing the wall.
National security experience
A former FBI agent and House Intelligence chair on China, cyber, and defense.
Agree or differ?
Protect the Great Lakes & clean water
Everyone in this race campaigns on Great Lakes funding and PFAS cleanup
No cuts to Social Security or Medicare
All candidates say the programs are off the table — they differ on who threatens them
Trump's tariffs
Rogers: defends them as leverage for auto jobs · Democrats: blame them for rising prices on Michigan families
Extend ACA health-insurance subsidies
All three Democrats: yes · Rogers: sides with his party against the extension
Abortion
Democrats: codify abortion rights federally · Rogers: says leave it to the states; opposed Michigan's 2022 amendment
ICE & mass deportations
Rogers: expand enforcement · El-Sayed: abolish and replace ICE · Stevens: rein it in, keep legal pathways
Their stories
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
2025Sen. Gary Peters announces his retirement in January; Pete Buttigieg passes on the race.
2025A crowded contest forms: El-Sayed and Stevens each raise millions.
2026Endorsements split the party: Sanders and the UAW for El-Sayed, Stabenow for Stevens.
Aug 4Primary day — polls show El-Sayed and Stevens neck-and-neck.
MIKE ROGERS
1963Born in Livingston County; Army officer, then FBI special agent in Chicago.
2001Seven terms in the U.S. House; chaired the Intelligence Committee.
2024Lost the Senate race to Elissa Slotkin by 0.3 points — Michigan's closest ever.
2026Running again with Trump's endorsement and a largely cleared primary field.
The backstory
Positions summarized from campaign websites, voting records, and news reports · July 2026
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