Detroit voters call on Democrats to unite around El-Sayed after stunning victory of far-left progressive

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Digital spoke with Detroit locals about Abdul El-Sayed winning the Democratic primary Senate race. DETROIT — Fox News Digital hit the streets of the Motor City on Wednesday to speak with voters after progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed scored a huge win against the Democratic establishment in the Senate primary race. "I'm ecstatic that he won. I'm very happy that he won. I was rooting for him the entire way," Justice Cook, a downtown Detroit resident, told Fox News Digital after El-Sayed clinched the nomination. "When I saw the results, I was watching it all night. I was happy. I actually went to bed at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. I couldn't sleep," Cook added. "Because the candidate of change that I wanted was finally able to get in, I was excited. Abdul put in the work — the groundwork. I saw him about four or five months ago, and I wa