CNN now projects that Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and vocal critic of Israel, has won the Democratic primary for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat. The network reports the margin between El-Sayed and his opponent is less than 15,000 votes.
On Wednesday, August 5, polls closed in Michigan's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. The race between incumbent Representative Haley Stevens, a pro-Israel centrist, and Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and vocal critic of Israel, remained extremely tight throughout the day.
By early Wednesday morning, NBC News projected El-Sayed as the winner. As more ballots were counted through the day, Stevens narrowed the gap, but CNN projected El-Sayed's victory by Wednesday evening. The margin was less than 15,000 votes, with approximately 1% of the vote separating the candidates.
El-Sayed, who has refused to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state and has compared it to Hamas, is now the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate seat. The general election in November will determine the final outcome. The primary result underscores the deepening divide within the Democratic Party over Israel, as a candidate backed by the progressive wing defeated a pro-Israel incumbent in a closely watched race.
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