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Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed has achieved a dominant win in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, winning by a narrow margin over Rep. Haley Stevens in a ground-shaking triumph over the $60 million spent by AIPAC and corporations to oppose him.

With over 95 percent of the vote counted, El-Sayed had 48.5 percent of the vote, compared to Stevens’s 47.5 percent. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the race, received 4 percent of the vote. AP called the race on Wednesday morning.

The race represents the latest major win for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, which is increasingly defining itself through viewpoints like ending military aid to Israel, opposing data center construction, and abolishing ICE — all stances that El-Sayed has taken.

El-Sayed will face off in the general election against Republican Mike Rogers, who ran uncontested in his primary. Rogers is a former FBI agent and House representative who has the backing of President Donald Trump.

El-Sayed delivered a late night speech when he was leading Stevens by several points but the race had not yet been called. In his remarks, he struck a triumphant tone, praising his supporters for helping to beat the odds and focusing on uniting Democrats for the race ahead. He criticized Rogers for his ties to Big Pharma and his relationship with Trump.

Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls

“However we might feel about the campaign we’ve just come through, I want you to understand that it pales in comparison to the cynicism, it pales in comparison to the corporatism, in comparison to the lies that Mike Rogers and Donald Trump are going to tell,” he said. “There is so much more that unites us, however much we might disagree with our Democratic opponent.”

Stevens conceded on Wednesday, issuing a statement congratulating El-Sayed and saying that she would back him in the race.

“Donald Trump and Mike Rogers want us to come out of this primary tired and divided, so their billionaire backers can........

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