Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, MI
Abdul El-Sayed
American epidemiologist and politician (born 1984)
- Over
- Tim Long (U.S. Taxpayers)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +5.3, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American politician, epidemiologist, and academic who is the United States Senator-elect from Michigan.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The race
U.S. Senate, MI. Won over Tim Long.
- Abdul El-Sayed Democratic · winnern/a
- Tim Long U.S. Taxpayersn/a
- Lydia Christensen Ln/a
- Douglas P. Marsh Gn/a
- Mike Rogers Republicann/a
- Walter P. Kristy Natural Law Party (United States)n/a
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +5.3, from verified polls)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
40.8% of the $47,199,665 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)35.7%$19,240,273
- Individuals, itemized51.9%$27,959,392
- Other political committees (PACs)0.8%$404,658
- Party committees0.1%$65,850
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts11.4%$6,160,700
Employers donors listed
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$69,095233 contributions
- HENRY FORD HEALTH$57,63863 contributions
- APPLE$51,47539 contributions
- GOOGLE$48,04546 contributions
- MICROSOFT$41,50557 contributions
- COREWELL HEALTH$41,01077 contributions
- NVIDIA$33,25022 contributions
- WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY$32,69869 contributions
- ACCESS$25,20014 contributions
- TPMG$22,72025 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 73eedfc4ee29
Industries
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Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- abdulforsenate.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
- info@abdulforsenate.com · source
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
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Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Anthony Santander breaks silence on Islamophobic posts in wake of Abdul El-Sayed’s midterms win
- Newly elected Senate Democrats in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk
- Van Hollen announces bid for majority leader, but Schumer says he has the votes
- Sen Bernie Sanders supports Chris Van Hollen's bid to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader post
- Van Hollen will challenge Schumer for Senate majority leader
- Trump says no Iran deal needed after conflict drove GOP’s midterm losses
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for majority leader
- Democrats turn on Schumer after historic election wins as potential challenger emerges
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan&oldid=1385581148
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:33 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6MI00418/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abdul_El-Sayed.jpg
- photo_gallery https://abdulelsayed.com/
- photo_gallery https://abdulelsayed.com/
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