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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he’s way ahead of Dem Abdul El-Sayed in early votes

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King, R. (2026, November 1). Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he’s way ahead of Dem Abdul El-Sayed in early votes. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/us-news/michigan-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-says-hes-way-ahead-of-dem-abdul-el-sayed-in-early-votes/

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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers claims his team is ahead by about seven percent based on early vote data models, while official early returns show Democrats leading 51% to Republicans' 39%. Rogers attributes this to a strong ground game that allowed his team to gauge voter intentions accurately. The article highlights the volatile political climate in Michigan, noting internal Democratic party conflicts and concerns over antisemitism expressed by El-Sayed's supporters, which led to Haley Stevens endorsing Rogers instead of El-Sayed.

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As of November 1, Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for the Michigan Senate race, claimed he was ahead in early votes compared to his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, by nearly seven percent. This is unusual since Democrats typically lead in early vote counts but trail on Election Day when Republicans tend to surge. According to NBC News data, Democrats were leading early returns 51% to Rogers' Republicans at 39%, with the rest being independents or third-party voters. Rogers cited an internal model suggesting his party's favorable position despite lacking public details about this methodology. Throughout his campaign, Rogers emphasized his team’s grassroots efforts in door-to-door canvassing and voter profiling, which could influence their predictive models. The polls previously overestimated El-Sayed’s support in the Democratic primary, providing Republicans hope of flipping a seat currently held by Democrats.

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“The returns, you can’t tell how they’re going to vote, but you can tell by our models, would they vote for us or not — likely,” Rogers told reporters Saturday. asserted

Rogers → tell → reporters

“Well, we’re ahead on the early returns so that’s very good for us — almost by seven percent,” he added. asserted

he → ’re → percent

“And normally, Democrats are ahead in returns and Republicans show up on Election Day.” asserted

Republicans → show → Day

At the moment, Democrats are leading the early count vote in Michigan 51% to Republicans’ 39%, with 10% independents or third party, according to data compiled by NBC News. uncertain

Democrats → lead → News

Details about the internal model Rogers cited are not immediately clear. asserted

Rogers → cite → model

As Rogers noted, there is no data available on how people who cast early ballots voted, but their party affiliation and voting history are known. asserted

affiliation → note → ballots

Throughout his campaign, Rogers has bragged about the ground game his team built up, going house to house and getting insights on how people there might vote. uncertain

people → brag → insights

The polls had overestimated El-Sayed’s support in his Democratic primary, which has given Republicans hope that they can still flip the Dem-held Michigan Senate seat. asserted

they → overestimate → seat

El-Sayed held a 10 percentage point edge over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich) just before the primary in the RealClearPolitics aggregate of polls. asserted

Sayed → hold → polls

But he only won by one percentage point. asserted

he → win → point

Stevens shocked the Dem establishment — and El-Sayed — by showing up to campaign for Rogers and endorsing him on Sunday following a massive falling out. asserted

Stevens → shock → falling

Stevens and El-Sayed were supposed to do a unity event in Detroit on Sunday after drama between the two. asserted

Stevens → suppose → two

That fell apart — leading Stevens to defect. asserted

That → fall → Stevens

Before that, Stevens’ fiancé, Jason Turkish, came out in support of Rogers amid concerns about what an El-Sayed victory would mean for Jewish Michiganders. asserted

victory → come → Michiganders

Stevens then released a backhanded statement demanded that Al-Sayed more forcefully condemn an ad against Rogers released by the uncle of far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, which critics said was antisemitic. asserted

critics → release → Piker

El-Sayed then clapped back at Stevens in a remarkable display of Democratic Party infighting so close to Election Day. asserted

Sayed → clap → Day

“[O]ur people-powered campaign defeated a historic $70M in outside spending from big corporations and AIPAC on behalf of Congresswoman Stevens,” he said in a statement, knocking her in response. asserted

he → power → response

“Now the stakes are even higher—defeating Trump’s hand-picked candidate, taking back the Senate, and defending our democracy.” asserted

stakes → defeat → democracy

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he’s way ahead of Dem Abdul El-Sayed in early votes

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