The Full Record

U.S. Senate · Michigan

Statewide, Michigan

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 19 claims re-checked against their sources · 1 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Fixed wrong-page citation: El-Sayed's 'Getting money out of politics' priority was cited to Mike Rogers's Ballotpedia page (s3); the matching text ('to get corporate and special interest money out of politics...') is actually on El-Sayed's own Ballotpedia page (s2), which now cites it correctly.

On the ballot · 5 candidates

Abdul El-SayedDPhysician and epidemiologist; former director and health officer, Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services (2022–2025)

Raised $14.5M · spent $12.0M · $2.6M cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗

Mike RogersRFormer U.S. Representative, Michigan's 8th District (2001–2015)Douglas P. MarshGLydia ChristensenLIBTimothy LongU.S. Taxpayers Party

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEAbdul El-Sayed
D
Mike Rogers
R
Douglas P. Marsh
G
Lydia Christensen
LIB
Timothy Long
U.S. Taxpayers Party
Expand public health coverageSupports[1]Opposes[4]votes———

The candidates, in full

Abdul El-Sayed

DPhysician and epidemiologist; former director and health officer, Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services (2022–2025)

Won the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary

El-Sayed is a physician and epidemiologist who ran the Detroit Health Department after the city's bankruptcy and later ran an unsuccessful 2018 campaign for Michigan governor. He was director and health officer for the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services from 2022 to 2025 before entering the Senate race.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Supports enacting Medicare for All.[1]

    “I literally wrote the book on Medicare for All because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. ... I will sponsor legislation to enact M4A and eliminate medical debt nationwide. M4A guarantees comprehensive coverage, eliminates co-pays and deductibles, and lowers overall costs through reducing administrative waste and negotiating drug prices.”

In their words — priorities

  • Enacting Medicare for All and eliminating medical debt nationwide.[1]
  • Getting money out of politics.[2]

Background

  • Earned a B.S. in biology and political science from the University of Michigan (2007), a D.Phil. in public health from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (2011), and an M.D. from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (2014).[2]
  • Hired in 2015 to lead Detroit's newly privatized health department after the city's bankruptcy; served until February 2017, when he left to run for governor.[2]
  • Served as director and health officer for the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services from 2022 to 2025.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $14.5M · spent $12.0M · $2.6M cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗

Campaign website ↗Shareable profile page

Mike Rogers

RFormer U.S. Representative, Michigan's 8th District (2001–2015)

Ran unopposed for the Republican nomination

Rogers represented Michigan's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015 and served in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2000. Before politics he served in the U.S. Army and worked as an FBI special agent; after leaving Congress he worked in cybersecurity and business.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • NoAffordable Care Act — final House passage · H.R. 3590 · Passed 219–212 · 2010-03-21 roll call ↗Established health-insurance marketplaces with premium subsidies, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and barred insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21).[4]

In their words — priorities

  • Bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. and lowering the cost of gas, groceries, and prescription drugs.[1]
  • Protecting Social Security and Medicare for seniors.[1]

Background

  • Born in 1963 in Livingston County, Michigan; graduated Howell High School and Adrian College (B.S., 1985).[3]
  • Served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1989, then worked as a special agent in the FBI.[3]
  • Served in the Michigan Senate representing District 26 from 1995 to 2000, then represented Michigan's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015.[3]
  • After leaving Congress, owned a business and worked as a cybersecurity professional.[3]
Campaign website ↗Shareable profile page

Douglas P. Marsh

G

Marsh is the Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan and completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Shareable profile page

Lydia Christensen

LIB

Christensen is the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan and completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Shareable profile page

Timothy Long

U.S. Taxpayers Party

Long is the U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Shareable profile page

Research notes & limits

Positions beyond the quoted statements in Ballotpedia's race summary could not be fully verified from primary campaign sources within the research time available; both major candidates' campaign websites present limited static content readable via direct fetch.

Sources · 4

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States Senate election in Michigan, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Abdul El-Sayed · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Mike Rogers (Michigan) · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record