Rogers beats El-Sayed, loses to Stevens in Michigan Senate poll

# Rogers beats El-Sayed, loses to Stevens in Michigan Senate poll

Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) has a lead over Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and is falling behind Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the race for Sen. Gary Peters's (D-Mich.) seat, per a new poll.

In the EPIC-MRA poll, 44 percent of respondents said they would cast their ballot for Stevens or were considering doing so if the election happened that day and 42 percent said the same of Rogers. Fourteen percent were not sure about their preferred candidate or did not give a response.

In contrast, 46 percent of respondents said they would back or were considering backing Rogers, while 43 percent said the same of El-Sayed if the race happened that day.

The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus 4 percentage points, so both results for the Democratic candidates against Rogers are within that margin.

El-Sayed, a physician and progressive activist, is competing against Stevens for a seat being vacated by Peters, who is retiring. During the race, El-Sayed has leaned into messaging focused on economic populism, universal healthcare and restricting corporate influence in politics.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary this Tuesday will probably face a tough battle for Peters's seat, with President Trump beating former Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan in the 2024 presidential election.

Rogers has locked down an endorsement from Trump, who called the former House Republican an "America First Patriot."

The EPIC-MRA poll took place from July 24 to July 31, featuring 600 likely Michigan general election voters.