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Left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan to become first Muslim senator

El-Sayed bested Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in US history.

Left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan to become first Muslim senator

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez secured her third victory, winning a U.S. House seat in Washington's 3rd Congressional District by defeating Republican John Braun. The seat traditionally holds a right-leaning perspective. Gluesenkamp Perez, who owns an auto repair shop, has expressed concerns that Democrats are drifting away from working-class voters and has occasionally faced criticism from the left for defying party leaders.

Braun, who also serves as minority leader in the state Senate, owns a business that manufactures ambulances and other emergency response vehicles. The Associated Press officially declared Gluesenkamp Perez the winner at 1:04 p.m. EST.

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