Leftwing candidate will now face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the Senate

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Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, becoming the latest leftwing candidate to win the party’s nomination ahead of November’s midterm elections.

El-Sayed, a progressive, beat Haley Stevens, a moderate US representative backed by the party’s establishment. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in the race to represent the midwestern purple state in the Senate.