Douglas P. Marsh
Douglas P. Marsh (Green Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.[source] He advanced from the Green Party convention on February 21, 2026.
Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Douglas Marsh was born in Traverse City, Michigan. He graduated from Elk Rapids High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2006. His career experience includes working as a journalist, educator, firefighter, landscaper, ski patroller, and coal passer.[1][2]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 3, 2026, general election as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here. Abdul El-Sayed (D), Mike Rogers (R), Douglas P. Marsh (G), Lydia Christensen (L), and Timothy Long (U.S. Taxpayers Party) are running in the general election for Senate in Michigan on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Gary Peters (D) did not seek re-election.
The U.S. Senate race is central to determining which party gains or maintains control of the chamber.[3][4] Heading into the election, Republicans hold a majority. President Donald Trump (R) won Michigan 49.7%-48.3% in 2024. In 2020, Joe Biden (D) won the state 50.6%-47.8%. Michigan's last Republican senator was Spencer Abraham, who left office in 2001.
Beyond control of the Senate, political commentators said the election could serve as a bellwether for the state of progressive politics nationwide.[5][6][7][8] BBC's Anthony Zurcher says the election "will provide perhaps the most dramatic, high-stakes test of whether a left-wing candidate [El-Sayed] can win a general election race in a true battleground state."[3]
Columbia University Professor Robert Y. Shapiro wrote, "It is trite to say it but true that the election will be all about turnout -- turnout of the MAGA base and anti-leftist Republicans versus a fired up Democratic voting base that is fed up and angry ..."[9] Republican pollster Daron Shaw says, "The energy is on the left in Michigan, as it is throughout the country, and that should help with turnout. ... But El-Sayed’s nomination path highlighted party rifts. He needs to reassure a wide range of Michigan Democrats — including Reagan Democrats, Jewish voters and Black voters — that he will serve their interests ..."[9]
El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, and podcast host. He was the director and health officer for the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services from 2022 to 2025 and the executive director and health officer for the Detroit Health Department from 2015 to 2017.[10] El-Sayed's campaign website says, "Abdul is fighting for an economy that works for everyone, healthcare for all, affordable housing, quality education, clean air and water, and sensible foreign policy."[11]
Rogers represented Michigan's 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015. He also served in the Michigan Senate representing District 26 from 1995 to 2000.[12] Rogers' other work experience includes serving in the U.S. Army, as a special agent for the FBI, and as a cybersecurity professional.[13] Rogers says, "I’ll always put America and Michigan first. That means bringing manufacturing jobs back home, lowering the cost of gas, groceries, & prescription drugs, protecting seniors’ social security & medicare, and setting our kids up for success by prioritizing education not indoctrination."[14]
The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in the 120th Congress. Thirty-three of the 100 U.S. Senate seats are up for election, and another two seats are up for special election. Democrats hold 13 of the seats up for election, and Republicans hold 22.
Currently, Republicans have a 53-45 majority in the chamber.[15] To read more about the U.S. Senate elections taking place this year, click here.
This is one of 11 open U.S. Senate races this year in which an incumbent is not running for re-election. Across the country, four Democrats and seven Republicans are not running for re-election — more than any year since 2012. In 2024, eight incumbents — four Democrats, two Republicans, and two independents — did not seek re-election.
Abdul El-Sayed (D), Douglas P. Marsh (G), and Lydia Christensen (L) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2026
United States Senate election in Michigan, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Michigan, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. Senate Michigan
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Abdul El-Sayed (D)  | |
 | Mike Rogers (R) | |
 | Douglas P. Marsh (G) | |
 | Lydia Christensen (L) | |
| Walter Kristy (Natural Law Party in Michigan) | ||
 | Timothy Long (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed (D) defeated Haley Stevens (D) and Mallory McMorrow (D) (Withdrew, still on ballot) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abdul El-Sayed | 48.5 | 740,950 |
 | Haley Stevens | 47.5 | 726,057 | |
 | Mallory McMorrow (Withdrew, still on ballot) | 4.0 | 61,250 | |
| Total votes: 1,528,257 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Peters (D)
- Rachel Howard (D)
- Joseph Tate (D)
- Travis Zollner (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan
Mike Rogers (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Rogers | 100.0 | 880,502 |
| Total votes: 880,502 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kent Benham (R)
- Frederick Heurtebise (R)
- Craig Henley Johnson (R)
- Andrew Kamal (R)
- Genevieve Peters Scott (R)
- Bernadette Smith (R)
- TJ Stephens (R)
Green Party convention
Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Douglas P. Marsh (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on February 21, 2026.
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Lydia Christensen (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 28, 2026.
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Timothy Long (U.S. Taxpayers Party) advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 18, 2026.
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Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[16] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[17] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | El-Sayed (D) | McMorrow | Rogers (R) | Stevens | Undecided/Refused | Not sure | Refuse | Don't know | Don't Know/Refused/Other | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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– | 44 | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | WDIV/Detroit News | |
– | 47 | -- | 43 | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | ||
– | 50 | -- | 45 | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 779 LV | ± 3.5% | ||
– | 46 | -- | 39 | -- | -- | 9 | 2 | -- | -- | 4 | -- | 800 LV | ± 3.5% | ||
– | 48 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 877 LV | ± 3.3% | AARP | |
– | 47 | -- | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 1006 RV | ± 3.0% | Fox News | |
– | 50 | -- | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 800 LV | ± 3.5% | Senate Majority PAC | |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes El-Sayed) NoteHypothetical matchup between Abdul El-Sayed (D) and Mike Rogers (R). | – | 39.8 | -- | 44.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Detroit Regional Chamber |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes McMorrow) NoteHypothetical matchup between Mallory McMorrow (D) and Mike Rogers (R). | – | -- | 40.7 | 42.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Detroit Regional Chamber |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes Stevens) NoteHypothetical matchup between Haley Stevens (D) and Mike Rogers (R). | – | -- | -- | 43.8 | 41.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Detroit Regional Chamber |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes El-Sayed) NoteTwo-way race between Rogers and El-Sayed | – | 41.6 | -- | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4 | -- | -- | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | WDIV/Detroit News |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes McMorrow) NoteTwo-way race between Rogers and McMorrow | – | -- | 42.4 | 45.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9 | -- | -- | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | WDIV/Detroit News |
The Glengariff Group, Inc. (includes Stevens) NoteTwo-way race between Rogers and Stevens | – | -- | -- | 44.1 | 43.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | -- | -- | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | WDIV/Detroit News |
Mitchell Research and Communications (includes El-Sayed) NoteHypothetical matchup between Mike Rogers (R) and Abdul El-Sayed (D). | – | 38 | -- | 41 | -- | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 616 LV | ± 3.7% | N/A |
Mitchell Research and Communications (includes McMorrow) NoteHypothetical matchup between Mike Rogers (R) and Mallory McMorrow (D). | – | -- | 38 | 44 | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 616 LV | ± 3.7% | N/A |
Mitchell Research and Communications (includes Stevens) NoteHypothetical matchup between Mike Rogers (R) and Haley Stevens (D). | – | -- | -- | 42 | 40 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 616 LV | ± 3.7% | N/A |
EPIC-MRA NoteParticipants were asked: "If the election for U.S. Senate were held today and the candidates were Mike Rogers and Mallory McMorrow, would you vote for Mike Rogers the Republican or Mallory McMorrow the Democrat?" | – | -- | 43 | 42 | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600 RV | ± 4.0% | |
EPIC-MRA NoteParticipants were asked: "If the election for U.S. Senate were held today and the candidates were Mike Rogers and Haley Stevens, would you vote for Mike Rogers the Republican or Haley Stevens the Democrat? " | – | -- | -- | 42 | 44 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600 RV | ± 4.0% | |
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Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Abdul El-Sayed | Democratic Party | $14,514,336 | $11,961,573 | $2,552,763 | As of July 15, 2026 |
| Mallory McMorrow | Democratic Party | $11,386,720 | $9,519,089 | $1,867,631 | As of July 15, 2026 |
| Haley Stevens | Democratic Party | $11,884,632 | $9,091,338 | $2,793,294 | As of July 15, 2026 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican Party | $10,898,177 | $6,680,643 | $4,473,237 | As of July 15, 2026 |
| Douglas P. Marsh | Green Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Lydia Christensen | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Walter Kristy | Natural Law Party in Michigan | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Timothy Long | U.S. Taxpayers Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Campaign receipts by state
The charts below show Abdul El-Sayed's (D) and Mike Rogers' (R) campaign receipts between January 1, 2025, and July 15, 2026, organized by state of origin.
Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[18][19]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[20]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
| By candidate | By election |
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Spending news
- August 26, 2026: As of August 26, outside groups spent $2.1 million supporting El-Sayed and $2.3 million opposing him. Top spenders in support included Fighting for Michigan PAC with $1.1 million, the National Nurses United for Patient Protection with $489,664, and Common Defense Action Fund with $289,664. The only spender in opposition included United Democracy Project with $2.3 million.[21]
- August 26, 2026: As of August 26, outside groups spent $34.6 million supporting Rogers and $39.1 million opposing him. Top spenders in support included GLCF, INC. with $20 million, Americans for Prosperity Action with $10.5 million, and the Sentinel Action Fund with $1.9 million. Top spenders in opposition included WINSENATE with $21.1 million, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $12.3 million, and EDF Action Votes with $1.5 million.[22]
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[23]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[24][25][26]
Last four weeks
Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. The table below shows the most recent four weeks of ratings until the election date, if available.
| Reviewing Body | September 8, 2026 | September 1, 2026 | August 25, 2026 | August 18, 2026 |
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| Cook Political Report | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| Decision Desk | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Toss-up |
| Inside Elections | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
Change over time
The following table shows each date on which one or more rating outlets changed their rating.
| Date | Inside Elections | Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Decision Desk |
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| Most recent rating | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Lean Democratic |
| Changes throughout the cycle | ||||
| August 25, 2026 | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Lean Democratic |
| August 18, 2026 | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up |
| July 21, 2026 | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Lean Democratic |
| July 29, 2025 | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Pending |
| February 18, 2025 | Battleground Democratic | Toss-up | Toss-up | Pending |
| February 11, 2025 | Battleground Democratic | Toss-up | Pending | Pending |
| January 21, 2025 | Battleground Democratic | Pending | Pending | Pending |
Endorsements
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2024
See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Michigan
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elissa Slotkin (D) | 48.6 | 2,712,686 |
| Mike Rogers (R) | 48.3 | 2,693,680 | |
 | Joseph Solis-Mullen (L) | 1.0 | 56,697 | |
| Douglas P. Marsh (G) | 1.0 | 53,978 | |
 | Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.7 | 41,363 | |
 | Doug Dern (Natural Law Party in Michigan) | 0.3 | 18,779 | |
 | Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | |
| James Chapman (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 5,577,190 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Frizzell (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan
Elissa Slotkin defeated Hill Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elissa Slotkin | 76.3 | 712,791 |
 | Hill Harper | 23.7 | 221,053 | |
| Total votes: 933,844 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pamela Pugh (D)
- Nasser Beydoun (D)
- Leslie Love (D)
- Zack Burns (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan
Mike Rogers defeated Justin Amash, Sherry O'Donnell, and Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Rogers | 63.2 | 555,766 |
 | Justin Amash | 15.6 | 137,565 | |
 | Sherry O'Donnell | 12.1 | 106,466 | |
 | Sandy Pensler | 9.1 | 79,772 | |
| Total votes: 879,569 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- J.D. Wilson (R)
- Sharon Savage (R)
- Michael Hoover (R)
- Bensson Samuel (R)
- Alexandria Taylor (R)
- Peter Meijer (R)
- James Craig (R)
- Nikki Snyder (R)
- Rebekah Curran (R)
- Glenn Wilson (R)
Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Douglas P. Marsh advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 15, 2024.
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Joseph Solis-Mullen advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 20, 2024.
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Natural Law Party convention
Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on April 17, 2024.
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan
Dave Stein advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 27, 2024.
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marsh in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Douglas P. Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marsh's responses.
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I kept working full-time in the summers and started working part-time as soon as I was able to drive a car. I worked in many industries, including restaurants, ski resorts, construction, landscaping, and in professional office environments. I earned my degree in philosophy at the University of Michigan in 2006. History and political theory were areas of particular focus and emphasis. Several years of intense policy and geopolitical analysis as a participant and then later a coach/judge in interscholastic competitive debate also were a big influence on my thinking. In 2013 I moved abroad and lectured at a university in Thailand for five years. I married a woman from a humble farming family and we had twin girls in 2017. After losing one at the age of four months after a painful struggle with a major heart defect, we came to the United States as a family in 2018. My wife, then a green card holder, went on to achieve U.S. citizenship two and a half years later. In 2021 I entered the field of community journalism and took up volunteer firefighting the next year. My time in education, journalism, and volunteer efforts has been a process of learning how to act locally while thinking globally.
I am interested in building people-power from below. This is a grassroots campaign with no PACs. I don't want $, I want change.- We demand affordable healthcare for every person in the United States of America. This should be available for free, or for a nominal fee, at the point of service.
- We demand an end to illegal wars and military operations, and an end to material support to states engaged in apartheid and genocide.
- We demand housing policy reforms such that every person in the United States is adequately housed and so that home ownership is attainable for all people, and not private equity firms.
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2024
Douglas P. Marsh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marsh's responses.
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I'm a journalist, husband, and father who was born in 1984 in Traverse City. My first job was as a day laborer for the 1998 cherry harvest when I was 13.
I kept working full-time in the summers and started working part-time as soon as I was able to drive a car. I worked in many industries, including restaurants, ski resorts, construction, landscaping, and in professional office environments.
I earned my degree in philosophy at the University of Michigan in 2006. History and political theory were areas of particular focus and emphasis. Several years of intense policy and geopolitical analysis as a participant and then later a coach/judge in interscholastic competitive debate also were a big influence on my thinking.
In 2013 I moved abroad and lectured at a university in Southeast Asia for five years. I married a woman from a humble farming family and we had twin girls in 2017. After losing one at the age of four months after a painful struggle with a major heart defect, we came to the United States as a family in 2018. My wife, then a green card holder, went on to achieve U.S. citizenship two and a half years later.
In 2021 I entered the field of community journalism and took up volunteer firefighting the next year. My time in education, journalism, and volunteer efforts has been a process of learning how to act locally while thinking globally.
I am interested in building people-power from below. This is a grassroots campaign with no PACs. I don't want $, I want change.- CEASEFIRE. Seek diplomatic solutions. Stop the flow of weapons and funds to conflict zones and end practices of proxy war and covert, undemocratic regime change
- Single-payer healthcare - the insurance, pharma, and related profit-driven "sick-care" cartels must be stopped
- Stop Line 5 and the Line 5 Tunnel - pivot to full investment in sustainable energy and infrastructure
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 4, 2026
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 BBC, "El-Sayed's victory sends tremors through Democratic Party," August 5, 2026
- ↑ Bridge Michigan, "Trump, White House target Abdul El-Sayed as ‘threat’ in Michigan Senate race," August 10, 2026
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Michigan Senate victory boosts progressives as Democrats wrestle with party’s direction," August 5, 2026
- ↑ Bridge Michigan, "Progressives won big Michigan primaries. Now comes the hard part," August 5, 2026
- ↑ NPR, "High-stakes Michigan Senate primary to set ground for Progressives in general election," August 3, 2026
- ↑ The Washington Post, "El-Sayed gives progressives another victory and a new challenge," August 5, 2026
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Newsweek, "Abdul El-Sayed’s Chances of Winning Michigan Senate Race: Fox News Poll," August 13, 2026
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil," accessed August 23, 2026
- ↑ Abdul El-Sayed 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed August 23, 2026
- ↑ Michigan Legislative Biography, "Legislator Details," accessed August 23, 2026
- ↑ Mike Rogers 2026 campaign website, "Meet Mike," accessed August 23, 2026
- ↑ Mike Rogers 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed August 23, 2026
- ↑ Both independent U.S. senators — Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) — caucus with the Democrats.
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "EL-SAYED, ABDUL," accessed August 26, 2026
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "ROGERS, MICHAEL J," accessed August 26, 2026
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
