Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Set to Become First Muslim in U.S. Senate

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Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed won the Senate race in the state of Michigan against Republican candidate Mike Rogers after a close contest, according to the New York Times' vote count estimate. According to Arutz Sheva, his election will make him the first Muslim senator in U.S. history.

In his victory speech, El-Sayed said: "We did it." According to Ynet, his supporter Ibrahim said: "The hatred against us reminded me of the days of the Twin Towers attacks." According to Channel 14, in his first speech El-Sayed provoked the vice president, who had warned before the election against his election.

According to Maariv, people in the Arab world are distancing themselves from El-Sayed, and columnist Ahmad Mousa accused the Democratic Party of destroying the Arab world.