Poll Finds El-sayed Leading Michigan Senate Race Despite Split Narrative

WHO:

Truthout - Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic candidate discussed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race; Mike Rogers is identified as the Republican candidate.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - The WDIV/Detroit News poll surveyed likely voters in Michigan’s November 2026 general election.

WHAT:

Fox News - An article said Election Day was one week away and described scrutiny of polls across the board.

Truthout - The article reports that 95% of Democrats said they would vote for El-Sayed, while 4% said they would vote for Rogers.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - In the poll’s hypothetical Senate matchup, El-Sayed received 51.4%, Rogers 45.1%, and 3.6% were undecided.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - El-Sayed’s vote-intention responses were 43.4% definitely, 4.9% probably, and 3.1% leaning toward him.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - Rogers’s vote-intention responses were 40.3% definitely, 4.2% probably, and 0.6% leaning toward him. “Other” received 0.0%; “Don’t Know/Refused” received 3.6%.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - Rogers’s favorability results were 32.2% favorable, 49.2% unfavorable, and 15.4% no opinion. Name recognition was 96.8%; 2.8% had never heard of him and 0.5% answered “Don’t Know/Refused.”

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - El-Sayed’s favorability results were 42.2% favorable, 44.8% unfavorable, and 11.7% no opinion. Name recognition was 98.7%; 1.1% had never heard of him and 0.2% answered “Don’t Know/Refused.”

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - The poll’s Senate question asked whom respondents would vote for if El-Sayed were the Democratic candidate and Rogers the Republican candidate.

WHERE:

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - The survey covered voters across Michigan and concerned the Michigan U.S. Senate race.

WHEN:

Fox News - The article described Election Day as one week away; it did not provide a calendar date.

HOW:

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned the poll, conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc. It was a 600-sample, live-operator telephone survey with a margin of error of +/-4.0% and a 95% confidence level.

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 - Of respondents, 15.0% were contacted by landline and 85.0% by cellphone.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 21:08 UTC)

A Michigan poll of likely voters gives Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a 51.4% to 45.1% lead over Republican Mike Rogers in a hypothetical U.S. Senate matchup, with 3.6% undecided. The survey, commissioned by WDIV and the Detroit News, was conducted by live-operator telephone interviews with 600 voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. El-Sayed had higher favorability, at 42.2%, compared with 32.2% for Rogers, though unfavorable views were common for both candidates.

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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 20:09 UTC)

A WDIV and Detroit News poll of Michigan voters found Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers in a hypothetical U.S. Senate matchup, 51.4% to 45.1%, with 3.6% undecided. El-Sayed had higher favorability, at 42.2% favorable and 44.8% unfavorable, while Rogers stood at 32.2% favorable and 49.2% unfavorable; a separate report said 95% of Democrats would vote for El-Sayed and 4% for Rogers. The survey questioned 600 likely voters by live-operator telephone, had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, and reached 85% by cellphone and 15% by landline.