Progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary on Monday, July 20th, 2026, just five days before early voting begins. Warren, who had previously supported state Senator Mallory McMorrow before her withdrawal from the race, praised El-Sayed for his support of Medicare for All, unions, and efforts to remove corporate money from politics.

In a video posted to social platform X, Warren stated, “Michiganders deserve a senator who will fight for you, not for special interests running millions of dollars in TV ads to buy this seat,” referencing outside spending by groups including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She also said El-Sayed “is the only candidate in this race who can build the grassroots movement needed” to defeat his opponent, Rogers.

El-Sayed, the former director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services in Wayne County, Michigan, responded on X, calling Warren a “general voice for Americans who are tired of the status quo” and emphasizing the need for “unbought, principled leadership” to end corporate control over government.

Early voting for the primary starts on Saturday, July 25th, and runs through August. Michigan's open primary system allows voters of any party affiliation to participate in the Democratic race. A recent survey by the Glengariff Group found moderate candidate Stevens leading El-Sayed 48.2 percent to 41.4 percent among 500 likely primary voters, with 9.5 percent undecided. The winner of the El-Sayed-Stevens primary is expected to face former Representative Rogers in the general election.

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