Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed

Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2614x1741+0+0/resize/2614x1741!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F9b%2F8dd4ff984429b0392a7b2129803a%2Fap26305624303454.jpg' alt='Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., attend a service at Perfecting Church, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit.'/><p>Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.</p><p>(Image credit: Jose Juarez)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6020993' />