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Erster Muslim im US-Senat: Wer ist Abdul El-Sayed?

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, son of Egyptian immigrants, has won the Midterms in Michigan over Republican Mike Rogers.

World 16 independent outlets · 59 articles
Photo: stern
US-Midterms 2026: Abdul El-Sayed siegt in Michigan – erster muslimischer US-Senator
Photo: stern

What happened

In the contested state of Michigan, the Democrats defended their seat in the election to the U.S. Senate.

What outlets write

  1. der Freitag 3 November, 21:30
    «Two days before the Midterms, Haley Stevens is making an eclectic move in Michigan: the underprivileged pre-election candidate drops her party friend Abdul El-Sayed and refers to a commercial»
  2. stern 4 November, 10:00
    «U.S. stations reported on Wednesday night that El-Sayed had an unstoppable lead of about six percentage points ahead of his Republican rival Mike Rogers»

Reactions

The 42-year-old first made a name for himself as a health expert – President Trump called him "radical jihadists".

RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) 4 November

Who reports

16 independent outlets · 59 articles