ABC Projects El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race
ABC News has projected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed as the winner of the Michigan Senate race on Election Day.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections
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ABC News projected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to win the Michigan Senate race, part of a wave of projections from midterm election night. The network also projected Democrats will gain control of both the House and Senate.
Why it matters
The projections signal a potential shift in congressional control and give Michigan voters a clearer picture of who will represent the state in the Senate. Control of both chambers would shape the legislative agenda for the next session.
ABC News projected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed as the Michigan Senate winner and called several other races, including the New York governor race for Kathy Hochul and the New Jersey Senate race for Cory Booker. The extraction provides no vote tallies, so the margins of these projections remain unreported.
The players
Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic candidate projected to win the Michigan U.S. Senate race.
ABC News
The national broadcast news network that made the election projections.
Kathy Hochul
New York governor projected to win re-election over Republican Bruce Blakeman.
Cory Booker
Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey whose race ABC News called.
Ned Lamont
Connecticut Democratic governor who sought a third term and was called the winner.
The details
ABC News made the projections as results came in across the Tri-State area, with the Michigan Senate call among the results released on election night. The network also called the Connecticut governor race for Democrat Ned Lamont, who sought a third term.
Timeline
Election Day was November 3, 2026, when the projections were made.
Political Context
The projected Democratic gains echo the 2018 midterms, when Democrats last flipped the House of Representatives. Unlike 2018, the projections described here extend to the Senate as well, which would make the 2026 outcome a broader shift in congressional control.
Michigan voters now have a projected Senate representative, and the House and Senate outcomes will determine which party sets the congressional agenda. Residents can follow certified results from state election officials as final counts are confirmed.
The takeaway
Election night projections are preliminary until results are certified, so readers should watch for final counts before drawing firm conclusions about control of Congress.
Further reading
Explore more on Elections coverage across Michigan and the wider midterm races.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ABC7 New York.
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