The New York Times called the Michigan Democratic primary race for Abdul El-Sayed.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowAug 5, 2026
The sources show El-Sayed won the narrow Michigan Democratic Senate primary over Haley Stevens, but none states that The New York Times called the race for him. The only NYT item provided is a live blog headlined 'Too Close to Call', published Aug.
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… Mike Rogers was uncontested on the Republican side, but it looks like it was a lot closer than we anticipated. But Abdul El-Sayed did, I believe, pull it off, barring any surprises, but that's the race has been called by The New York Times and others. He won 48.48% to 47.51%, a difference really of about, I mean, it's it's razor thin. I mean, it's what is that, 14,000, 15,000 votes separating them? The polling had this thing at maybe 10, right? It was going to be a 10-point, 15-point, maybe 15. …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. An AP live update says Stevens 'narrowly lost the Democratic primary to El-Sayed,' which indicates El-Sayed was the winner, but it does not say when or by whom the race was called.[1]
Context. The NYT live blog (published Aug. 4, 2026) headlines the race 'Too Close to Call' and says El-Sayed held a narrow lead that was much narrower than polling showed, so it predates any call.[3]
Context. A Reuters explainer says the NYT relies on AP calls for most contests but independently reviews competitive races and may call before or after the AP, so the NYT's call timing and basis are not established for this race.[2]
Context. A later Reuters poll item refers to El-Sayed as the primary winner over Stevens but does not mention any NYT call.[4]
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4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump, Vance and Obama to appear at rallies in ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Explainer: How US news organizations will make midterm race callsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Race Too Close to Call in Democratic Primary for Michigan Senate Seatnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Democrats lead Republicans in 5 of 7 Senate battlegrounds, new polls showrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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