High turnout shaped Michigan primary, boosting El-Sayed and Lawrence to victory

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 2,329

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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More than 2.5 million voters in Michigan turned out to cast ballots in the Aug. 4 primary election, about half of whom voted in the U.S. Senate primary contest that carried Abdul El-Sayed to victory as the Democratic nominee over U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham.

The high voter turnout, the highest for a Michigan midterm primary since 2022, certainly benefited El-Sayed, but also created other interesting observations from those watching the race, like a …

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