Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, becomes first Muslim senator

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's US Senate race, becoming the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress. The victory gives Democrats a key Senate seat in a bitterly contested campaign. El-Sayed, a 42-year-old medical administrator, campaigned on universal health care and removing money from politics, drawing large crowds across the state. He overcame Islamophobic attacks from Republicans and a last-minute endorsement of Rogers by his primary opponent, Haley Stevens. The race was called with El-Sayed holding a nearly six-point lead. He will succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters and becomes the first Democratic doctor in the Senate since 1969.