{"id":2607224,"date":"2026-05-27T06:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-hopeful-mike-rogers-leads-democrats-in-michigan-horse-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:51:19","slug":"gop-senate-hopeful-mike-rogers-leads-democrats-in-michigan-horse-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-hopeful-mike-rogers-leads-democrats-in-michigan-horse-race\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senate hopeful Mike Rogers leads Democrats in Michigan horse race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senate-hopeful-mike-rogers-leads-democrats-in-michigan-horse-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Mike Rogers holds a slight polling led over Democratic contenders in Michigan\u2019s Senate primary race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters, but the results are close enough to be considered essentially a statistical tie within the margin of error. Rogers\u2019 standing comes as the candidates converge on mackinac Island for the mackinac Policy Conference, where both parties are previewing their messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Among Democrats,Abdul el Sayed has gained traction,outperforming his rivals by double digits in a recent survey,which has raised concerns from establishment-aligned Democrats that his more progressive positions could make him vulnerable in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>. In contrast, Rogers\u2019 campaign argues that voters are looking for change.<\/p>\n<p>Two separate polls reported by the article show Rogers beating each Democratic opponent in head-to-head matchups by narrow margins (generally 1 to 5 points). One poll also shows Democrats dividing support within the primary field, while another finds former President Donald Trump at his lowest job-approval level in Michigan in about a year. With the Democratic primary approaching on Aug. 4, Peters has urged the party to keep the contest civil as tensions could rise late in close primaries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\">Mike Rogers<\/a> maintains a polling advantage over his Democratic opponents duking it out in a messy primary for the open Michigan Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the lead of the former Michigan congressman and Trump-backed presumptive GOP nominee remains within the margins of error in recent surveys, presenting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-businessman-rick-caruso-takes-slim-lead-in-l-a-mayors-race\/\" title=\"Poll: Businessman Rick Caruso Takes Slim Lead in L.A. Mayor&#039;s Race\">statistical dead heat<\/a> for the battleground seat being vacated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4562804\/retiring-michigan-democratic-senator-primary-race\/\">retiring Sen. Gary Peters<\/a> (D-MI).<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4582478\/johnny-garcia-maureen-galindo-texas-runoff-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnny Garcia wins Texas Democratic runoff election for 35th District<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4583010\/republicans-fall-in-line-ken-paxton-victory\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans fall in line behind Ken Paxton after resounding victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582071\/texas-senate-runoff-result-cornyn-paxton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Paxton beats Cornyn in high-profile Texas Senate GOP runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polling edge comes as Rogers and the three Democratic contenders, former local health official Abdul el Sayed, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), ascend on Mackinac Island this week for Michigan\u2019s annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitpbs.org\/shows\/one-detroit\/series\/mackinac-policy-conference\/2026-mackinac-policy-conference\/2026-schedule\/\">Mackinac Policy Conference<\/a>. The event draws current and former heavyweight politicos from across the country, including lawmakers, governors, and Cabinet officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also comes as el Sayed\u2019s support has surged among Democrats over the past several months, allowing him to lap his opponents in the most recent survey by double digits and draw fears from establishment-aligned figures that his more progressive stances could hurt their general election chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four Senate candidates are slated to speak Thursday at the conference, and both parties are offering previews of the political rhetoric they plan to invoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichigan Republicans at every level should be pressed this week on how they\u2019re standing up to Trump in the wake of his harmful economic agenda,\u201d Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rogers campaign has said his edges in the polls show that \u201cMichiganders have made clear that they\u2019re ready for change this November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats had their chance and cost us all\u2013from driving out jobs to spiking housing costs and failing our schools,\u201d campaign spokeswoman Alyssa Brouillet said in a recent statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers has so far outperformed President Donald Trump\u2019s slipping ratings in the Great Lakes State, a virtual must-win for Democrats in the November midterm elections if they hope to flip control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a pair of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">separate polls<\/a> released this month, Rogers outpaces all three Democrats in head-to-head matchups ranging from 1 to 5 points. He eclipsed el Sayed by 5 points and 1 point; McMorrow by 2 points in both surveys; and Stevens by 2 points and 3 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One poll, from Mitchell Research &#038; Communications, showed el Sayed leading Democrats by 10 points at 28%, Stevens at 18%, and McMorrow at 17%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another survey, conducted by the Glengariff Group for the Detroit Regional Chamber, clocked Trump at his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lowest job approval rating<\/a> in Michigan in a year at 37% over frustrations with the economy and affordability. Trump received 44% approval in the group\u2019s poll from May 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Aug. 4 Democratic primary approaches, more establishment-aligned Democrats who favor Stevens fear that El-Sayed could be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4520046\/abdul-el-sayed-hasan-piker-michigan-senate\/\">too far left<\/a> for a general electorate and jeopardize the party\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4562804\/retiring-michigan-democratic-senator-primary-race\/\">RETIRING MICHIGAN SENATOR CONCERNED ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RACE TO SUCCEED HIM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peters, the outgoing Democratic incumbent, expressed concern about his party\u2019s candidates keeping their disagreements civil as the contested primary draws near.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur hope is that it just doesn\u2019t get too acrimonious,\u201d Peters recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4562804\/retiring-michigan-democratic-senator-primary-race\/\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd unfortunately, a lot of primaries, especially if they\u2019re close, get a little chippy at the end. I\u2019m encouraging everyone to try to avoid that, but it\u2019s not easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Rogers leads in Michigan Senate primary polling, within margins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2607225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24277748589122.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,6203,4601,37696,3740],"class_list":["post-2607224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-gop","tag-michigan","tag-mike-rogers","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24277748589122.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607224"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607228,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607224\/revisions\/2607228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}