Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in Upper Peninsula, a Republican stronghold

Summary

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the Upper Peninsula, a GOP stronghold. The area has not voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.

Timeline

1. NPR

   19 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTCSource ↗

   NPR reports that Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.