Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan’s contentious Democratic U.S. Senate battle

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 355

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham now has Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in her corner as she sprints toward the finish line in the Aug. 4 Democratic U.S. Senate primary.

Whitmer’s decision to back Stevens over Dr. Abdul El-Sayed — who she beat in the 2018 gubernatorial primary — adds a powerful establishment Democrat to Stevens’ long list of endorsements. Recent polling has shown that Whitmer’s endorsement still holds sway in the state as her …

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