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El-Sayed wins US Senate seat

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's US Senate seat to become the nation's first Muslim senator. During his victory speech, he jokingly referred to Vice President JD Vance using an Arabic term of endearment.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed takes the stage to speak after winning his election during the Michigan Democratic Party Election Night Party held in The Department at Hudson’s in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on November 4, defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the nation's first Muslim senator. During his victory speech in Detroit, El-Sayed playfully referred to Vice President JD Vance as habibi. The moment unfolded as El-Sayed noted that Vance, in his constitutional role, will administer the oath of office in January 2027.