Michigan Senate primary is a test of where Democrats want their party to go, with Detroit at the center

The race is one of the clearest tests yet of where Democratic voters want their party to go.

Stevens calls the closing frenzy the last word phenomenon. Everyone's trying to get in their last points, she said.

El-Sayed, at Kingdom Covenant Church: You deserve to go to a good school, you deserve to get healthcare, you deserve to graduate and get a good job.

Robin Robertson, 59: His agenda seems to match more for me the things that we need right now. And: he's here in my little church. That was confirmation that I'm going to vote for him.

Stevens: I come here year-round. This isn't just a campaign thing. Our churches are places of community refuge, community connection.

Stevens: The votes will be counted. The election will be had.

El-Sayed's campaign says its volunteer operation has grown to 12,000 people statewide.