Abdel-Sayed has declared victory in Michigan, but the vote count is still ongoing.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the Senate in Michigan, gave a speech to his supporters in this country a few minutes ago and announced his victory in a race whose outcome is close and the winner cannot be predicted with certainty until this moment.
Addressing the audience, he said: "You trusted a candidate that only a few thought would succeed" and thanked them for their support.
"Michigan, I look forward to serving you," stated Al-Sayed. He then criticized his opponent for running an election campaign in which Islam and its faith became a central issue.
He said: "They invested all their energy in one of the ugliest election campaigns we have seen in recent times" and accused his opponents of attacking him because of "his name and religion". Al-Sayed added: "They wanted America, which is too small for some of us; but we know that this America is big enough to contain us all."
We're still waiting for the full results of the race between Abdel-Sayed and his Republican challenger, Mike Rogers.
Earlier this evening, Rodgers addressed his fans and told them to go home because "it's going to be a long night." Rodgers said: "We still have a way to win. go home and get some sleep; "When you wake up, you will win."
It is not yet possible to predict the winner of this contest, but up to this moment about 80% of the votes have been counted, and Al-Sayed won about 51% and Rogers about 46% of the votes counted.