Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeats Republican Mike Rogers in key Michigan Senate race

El-Sayed's campaign tested how an antiestablishment candidate on the left would fare in a perennial Midwest battleground. With the win, he'll become the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F9f%2F085af6944a96884a0918ee82798c%2Fgettyimages-2301843751.jpg' alt='Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at an Oct. 24 rally in Detroit.'/><p>El-Sayed's campaign tested how an antiestablishment candidate on the left would fare in a perennial Midwest battleground. With the win, he'll become the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate.</p><p>(Image credit: Spencer Platt)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-150029' />