Abdul El-Sayed, a 42-year-old epidemiologist and progressive allied with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, won Michigan's U.S. Senate race over Republican Mike Rogers per NBC News' projection, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate despite attacks from Donald Trump and others over his faith. Rep. Haley Stevens, whom he beat in a primary backed by over $30 million in AIPAC-affiliated spending, endorsed Rogers instead, and El-Sayed will succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters.