US midterm elections: Democrat tipped as first Muslim senator
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed holds a clear lead over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, with more than a million ballots still uncounted in the US midterm elections.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leads Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s US Senate race during the US midterm elections.
With about 77.6% of the estimated vote counted, El-Sayed had 1,995,543 votes (51.8%) to Rogers’s 1,779,101 (46.2%).
El-Sayed declared himself senator-elect and is reported as the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
Roughly 1.1 million ballots remained outstanding; reports said Rogers would need about 58.7% of them to catch up.
The seat is being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters.