The Associated Press has called the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan for progressive public health advocate Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated Congresswoman Haley Stevens after an overnight vote count.
El-Sayed overcame more than sixty million dollars in outside spending — much of it from pro-Israel groups — to secure the nomination in one of the most closely watched races of the midterm cycle.
He now faces Republican Mike Rogers in November in a contest that could determine which party controls the United States Senate.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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Reporter Nick Harper in Washington says El-Sayed's victory over a more centrist rival carries wider significance for the direction of the Democratic Party.
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Nick Harper, reporting from Washington, says the Michigan Senate seat is pivotal to Democratic hopes of winning back control of the chamber from the Republicans.
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