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Michigan Sen. Gary Peters' retirement after serving two terms in the Senate leaves the only open Democratic seat in a state President Donald Trump won in 2024.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, narrowly won his party's August primary over Rep. Haley Stevens on a progressive platform, with backing from the United Auto Workers labor union.
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Republican Mike Rogers, a former seven-term congressman and House Intelligence Committee chair, narrowly lost the 2024 Senate race to Elissa Slotkin. He has President Donald Trump's backing and establishment Republican support.
On Sunday, Stevens crossed party lines to endorse Rogers in a move that stunned the state's Democratic leaders.
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Source: PBS NewsHour · By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Jonah Anderson, Leila Jackson, Mira Donaldson
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