Sunrise Movement co-founder defeats establishment-backed Dems in pivotal Michigan race

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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 senior national correspondent Rich Edson reports on the high-stakes Michigan Democratic Senate primary, where centrist Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are competing in one of the party's most closely watched races. The far-left insurgency within the Democratic Party scored another victory on Tuesday night, with a co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement trouncing two establishment-backed Democrats in a contentious Michigan primary. William Lawrence defeated former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink and former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam to win the Democratic nomination for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, anchored in Lansing. Lawrence will now go on to face Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., a military veteran who is seeking a second term in Congress this November. DEMOCRATS' CIVIL WAR HEADS TO MICHIGAN, WHERE PROGRESS