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Abdul El-Sayed: “You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates, so thank you.”

On the recordNovember 4, 2026
You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates, so thank you.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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El-Sayed thanks voters after his victory.

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