(The Center Square) – Progressive Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday night, defeating establishment-backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens to become the party's general election nominee.
El-Sayed will face off against Republican and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who ran unopposed, in 90 days.
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