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Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race
Democratic Rep.
Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race on Sunday.
Stevens, a member of the US House, made the endorsement after appearing with Rogers at a Detroit church.
Her endorsement breaks with her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, as the campaign enters its final days.
The move follows a public feud between Stevens and El-Sayed.
Their dispute intensified over an ad critical of Israel from one of El-Sayed’s allies.
El-Sayed’s team had asked Stevens to stay away from his events, and Stevens said he was right to do so.
The endorsement complicates Democrats’ effort to unite behind El-Sayed before the election.
Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s US Senate race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Nov. 1.
Stevens said El-Sayed had made clear she was not welcome in his campaign.
She had lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic primary in August.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel condemned the endorsement, while President Donald Trump praised Stevens.
The endorsement came two days before the Nov. 3 midterm election, with polls putting El-Sayed narrowly ahead of Rogers.
- Who
- Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, who is running against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
- What
- Stevens broke with her party by endorsing Rogers in Michigan’s US Senate race.
- When
- Nov. 1, two days before the Nov. 3 midterm election.
- Where
- Michigan.
- Why
- Stevens said El-Sayed had made clear she was not welcome in his campaign. She also described her choice as a matter of leadership and integrity.
Haley Stevens
Michigan Democratic Party leaders
Endorsement
Haley Stevens
Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
Michigan Democratic Party leaders
Party Chair Curtis Hertel condemned her endorsement as a betrayal of the party and its values.
Reason
Haley Stevens
Stevens said El-Sayed had made clear she was not welcome in his campaign.
Michigan Democratic Party leaders
Hertel said there was no reasonable explanation and suggested the decision followed Stevens’s primary loss.
Stevens lost the Democratic primary to El-Sayed.
Stevens announced that she was endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race.
Hertel criticized Stevens’s decision, and Trump praised her.
Michigan’s Senate race was set to be decided in the midterm election.
- Endorsement
- Haley Stevens backed Republican Mike Rogers.
- Opponent
- Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
- Announcement
- Nov. 1, 2026.
- Election
- Nov. 3, 2026.
- Primary
- Stevens lost to El-Sayed in August.
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What people are saying
This is a very close election, we all know that, but Abdul made very clear that I was not welcome in his campaign
You don't abandon all your values because this is not high school
At the end of the day, I actually don’t think about Haley Stevens. I think about the 9,999,998 people who are not those two
Haley said what few people are willing to say.
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I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.
Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.
HAPPENING NOW: Congresswoman Haley Stevens joins Mike Rogers at church in Detroit this morning. We have a state to save, Michigan.