El-Sayed and Stevens locked in tight race in Michigan Senate primary

Link Copied! Mamdani congratulates El-Sayed but declines to say whether he'll endorse By Katherine Koretski • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/mamdani-20260805175009886.jpg?c=9x16" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/mamdani-20260805175009886.jpg?c=9x16" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" " data-byline-html=" By Samantha Lindell , CNN " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 4:03 PM EDT, Wed August 5, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2026-08-05T17:49:36.520Z" data-video-section="politics" data-canonical-url="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/politics/video/mamdani-el-sayed-michigan-democratic-senate-primary-digvid-vrtc" data-branding-key="" data-video-slug="mamdani-el-sayed-michigan-democratic-senate-primary-digvid-vrtc" data-first-publish-slug="mamdani-el-sayed-michigan-democratic-senate-primary-digvid-vrtc" data-video-tags="vertical" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-vertical-orientation="true" data-details=""> Video Ad Feedback Mamdani on El-Sayed winning Michigan's Democratic Senate primary New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked about the comparison some are making between himself and Abdul El-Sayed, who CNN projected will win the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.

Mamdani on El-Sayed winning Michigan's Democratic Senate primary 0:54 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a vocal advocate for change in the Democratic Party, congratulated progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for his victory in Michigan’s primary election Tuesday.