{"id":16552,"date":"2026-07-25T07:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16552"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:24:48","slug":"gretchen-whitmer-endorses-haley-stevens-in-michigan-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16552","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Michigan Gov. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686311\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/gretchen-whitmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> on Friday endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of the state\u2019s U.S. Senate Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Stevens, a more centrist candidate, and progressive Dr. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686312\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/michigan-senate-race-democrat-abdul-elsayed-fb8b90a59ae5df53f5c6b524968b205e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abdul El-Sayed<\/a> are considered the front-runners in the race as early voting starts on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Whitmer\u2019s endorsement could give Stevens a boost in a state where the governor twice won by considerable margins.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686313\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-civil-war-heads-michigan-progressives-face-biggest-test-high-stakes-senate-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEMOCRATS&#8217; CIVIL WAR HEADS TO MICHIGAN WHERE PROGRESSIVES FACE BIGGEST TEST YET IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/haley-stevens-debate-grand-rapids.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Haley Stevens speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Kristen Norman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The governor also beat <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686314\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-recounts-smashing-vodka-bottle-after-beard-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El-Sayed in the Democratic primary<\/a> for governor in 2018.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Whitmer told supporters at a Teamsters hall in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686315\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit<\/a> on Friday that Stevens has &#8220;what it takes to win&#8221; while appearing with her and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Michiganders need a fighter in Washington and there are few leaders with more fight in \u2019em than Haley Stevens,&#8221; Whitmer said at the event.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686316\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/swing-state-poll-spells-trouble-far-left-schumer-backed-candidate-dominates-critical-voting-blocs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SWING-STATE POLL SPELLS TROUBLE FOR FAR LEFT AS SCHUMER-BACKED CANDIDATE DOMINATES WITH CRITICAL VOTING BLOCS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Stevens, who flipped a Republican House seat in 2018, is also backed by Senate Democratic Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686317\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> and Michigan Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686318\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-democrat-shuts-down-2028-white-house-speculation-i-not-one-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Peters, a two-term Democrat<\/a> who is retiring from the seat.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/gretchen-whitmer-state-of-state-address.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a podium inside the Michigan state Capitol.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers the State of the State address at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 25, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Devin Anderson-Torrez\/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686319\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernie Sanders<\/a>, I-Vt, and New York Rep. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686320\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/aoc-slams-oppressed-trump-states-while-touting-nyc-services-despite-5b-deficit-transit-crime-spike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> are backing El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The corporate establishment has closed ranks and made their pick \u2013 now, Michigan voters will get to make theirs,&#8221; Roxie Richner, a spokesperson for El-Sayed, told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686321\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jewish-michigan-democrats-admit-vote-republican-abdul-el-sayed-becomes-nominee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>JEWISH MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS ADMIT THEY WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN IF ABDUL EL-SAYED BECOMES NOMINEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/abdul-el-sayed-with-aoc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Abdul El-Sayed and Bernie Sanders join hands after a campaign rally.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>From left foreground, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., join hands following a campaign rally Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Detroit.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Jose Juarez)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5686323\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-civil-war-heads-michigan-progressives-face-biggest-test-high-stakes-senate-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan\u2019s Democratic primary<\/a> is on Aug. 4 and the winner will face Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Democrats want to flip the U.S. Senate from narrow Republican control and must hold Michigan to do so.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of the state\u2019s U.S. Senate Democratic primary. Stevens, a more centrist candidate, and progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are considered the front-runners in the race as early voting starts on Saturday. 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