Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s race for Senate, becomes first Muslim elected to chamber

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers, becoming the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. El-Sayed, a former public health official, will take over the seat held by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters in January. His religion became a target during the campaign, with Trump and Rogers calling him a jihadist. But in his victory speech, El-Sayed leaned into his faith. My name... He is Abdulrahman Mohamed El Sayed. And I am so proud and honored. To stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan. Up until right about now, you might have noticed I always say Inshallah, or God willing, whenever the outcome of this race was mentioned. But today, tonight, we can turn that Inshallah into Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah means praise be to God. As of early this morning, Rogers had not formally conceded the race.