US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike RogersImage source, Reuters
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Haley Stevens, a sitting Democratic congresswoman, appeared alongside the Republican Senate candidate on Sunday

ByAna Faguy and Nada Tawfik, North America correspondent in Detroit, Michigan
  • Published1 November 2026, 18:24 GMT
Updated 2 hours ago

A Democrat in Michigan has endorsed the Republican candidate in the state's crucial US Senate contest, as a spat with her own party's candidate Abdul El-Sayed escalated just days before the vote.

Haley Stevens, a sitting congresswoman who lost out on the Democratic Senate nomination to El-Sayed, made a surprise appearance alongside the Republican candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday.