Michigan voters reject 'hateful' campaign as Abdul El-Sayed wins Senate race

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate race, becoming the first Muslim senator in U.S. history, and said voters rejected a "hateful, spiteful campaign" targeting his identity. El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers by 7 percentage points with 97% of votes counted, according to the Associated Press. He faced months of attacks on his Muslim faith from Trump and Vance, who called him a "jihadist" and "very, very evil." In his victory speech, El-Sayed joked that Vance, whom he called "habibi," must swear him in as senator in January. He also told Trump he could call him "senator" after the inauguration.