Elections Intelligence

Abdul El-Sayed

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CHALLENGER Toss-up to Lean D Favored
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What the Signal reads

Lean D

El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for an open seat the Signal rates Lean D. The market has El-Sayed at 68¢ against Rogers's 33¢, down 1¢ since July 31. The polling average has El-Sayed ahead by 3.4 points, and El-Sayed leads 1.3 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
El-Sayed · Democratic contract
68.0¢
▼ 1.0¢since July 31

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Abdul El-Sayed by name.

Jul 3148 daily readings · high 74¢ · low 56¢Oct 12
Abdul El-SayedDemocratic
68.0¢
Mike RogersRepublican
33.0¢

6,504,558 traded · 4,151,455 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

El-Sayed v Rogers

Metric by metric
El-Sayed
Rogers
68.0¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
33.0¢
$14.51M
RaisedFEC, through July 15
$10.83M
$2.55M
Cash on handFEC, through July 15
$4.41M
48%
Latest pollInsiderAdvantage · Oct 10
46%
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Holds now
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The 2026 race

Michigan U.S. Senate
Polling average
D+3.4

Average of 20 pollsters, September 14 to October 10.

Prior result
D+1.7

2020 general election, won by Gary Peters.

Fundraising
1.3 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through July 15.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.