Elizabeth Warren Backs Abdul El-Sayed After Initially Supporting Mallory McMorrow

Michigan Advance

July 20, 2026

Those watching Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary race have been asking where former supporters of Mallory McMorrow might land after she dropped out of the contest in early July. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) said she was now endorsing Abdul El-Sayed.

“Michiganders deserve a senator who will fight for them — not for the same billionaires and special interests that have rigged our economy against working people,” Warren said in a statement circulated by the El-Sayed campaign. “I’m endorsing Abdul El-Sayed because he’s the fighter Michigan needs in the Senate.”

El-Sayed’s team praised Warren for her forward-thinking decades ago when she took on the Wall Street establishment head-on and helped create a new consumer protection agency under then-President Barack Obama.

“Senator Warren’s vision for our future — one where corporations can’t buy politicians and people can afford to put food on the table — speaks to Americans everywhere. She’s been a generational voice for Americans who are tired of the status quo,” El-Sayed said. “Michigan needs unbought, principled leadership, and with Senator Warren’s support, we can get rid of the chokehold that corporations have on our government. I’m so deeply grateful for her support and leadership and look forward to working with her in the Senate.”

Warren plans to campaign with El-Sayed July 25, less than two weeks before the August primary. She will meet with supporters, energize get-out-the-vote efforts, both in Royal Oak — McMorrow’s hometown — and in Flint.

Also in the race is U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham, who has racked up many powerful endorsements as well, most recently from former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) and retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township), whose Senate seat both Stevens and El-Sayed hope to win.

The winner of the Aug. 4 primary will go on to face Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of White Lake, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

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