A Mediaite article on Yahoo reports that Rep. Haley Stevens announced on 1 November 2026 she was dropping her support for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her by less than a point in the August primary, and backing his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Rogers. Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel says Stevens is not and will not be a member of the state party and accuses her of abandoning her values, while Stevens calls herself "still a very proud Democrat" and says her switch is about leadership and integrity.