GOTV Intel

Abdul El-Sayed

Candidate for Michigan U.S. Senate · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Michigan U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: SEN, Abdul El-Sayed (Democratic Party) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Michigan U.S. Senate, Class 2, Nov 3 General. The race page has 5 other candidates, 7 public polls, 1 certified result. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$14,514,336cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$2,552,763cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$11,961,573cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Abdul for US Senate: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Abdul for US Senate: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $14,514,335.93 this cycle · spent $11,961,573.38 · cash on hand $2,552,762.55 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $14,408,058.06 (99%); PACs and other political committees $71,845.23 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $3.41M; media/ad buying $2.65M; general consulting $565.1K; direct mail $505.9K; polling $408.2K; fundraising $169.2K.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Abdul

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $913,300–$1,071,533; Snap $0; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $1,083,385. Against: outside Google ads $3,693,800–$4,336,400; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $26,682; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $11,702,100. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched — not yet counted. Meta not included.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Snapchat ads · SLF PAC (opposing)

    SLF PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 9 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $26,682–$26,682 (Snap disclosed USD (exact)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Official · Snap Political Ads Library (PoliticalAds.zip 2025–2026) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · HIGH PLAINS PAC (opposing)

    HIGH PLAINS PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 8 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $4,700–$6,700 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 8 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · WINSENATE (supporting)

    WINSENATE — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 27 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $908,100–$1,065,233 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 27 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (opposing)

    NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 36 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $442,600–$513,500 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 36 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · AMERICA PAC (opposing)

    AMERICA PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 12 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $102,900–$127,100 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 12 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · SLF PAC (opposing)

    SLF PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 55 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $1,513,600–$1,789,100 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · Working Families Party PAC (supporting)

    Working Families Party PAC — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 11 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $5,200–$6,300 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 5, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (UDP) (opposing)

    UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (UDP) — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 16 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $1,630,000–$1,900,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 4, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $8,838,019 supporting, $31,352,567 opposing, across 368 reports.

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Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I want to be able to build the kind of coalition that includes Vice President Harris, that includes Bernie Sanders, and that brings folks together around what we can build together.”
El-Sayed holds 7-point lead in Michigan Senate race surveySep 22, 2026 · Press · The Hill · source
“One of the things you'll hear me talk about all the time is, I don't want to fight stupid wars.”
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed deadlocked in Michigan Senate race: SurveySep 9, 2026 · Press · The Hill · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. Senate, Michigan · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "El-Sayed, Abdul" (Democratic Party; Petitions, filed 04/14/2026) under U.S. Senate 6 Year Term on the Michigan Bureau of Elections Official Candidate Listing for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Michigan Bureau of Elections · source

  • U.S. Senator · MI-SEN

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Michigan Bureau of Elections

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_jp2w6akzz.

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