Mallory McMorrow ends bid for Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan

The state senator’s decision sets up a two-person primary between former public health official Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens.

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes, two-way clash between the party’s center and its progressive left flank.

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“I may be suspending this campaign, but I am not leaving the fight,” McMorrow said Sunday in a statement posted to X and accompanied by a video.

McMorrow did not endorse either of the remaining candidates, Rep. Haley Stevens or former public health official Abdul El-Sayed. The winner of the Aug. 4 primary will face former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is backed by President Donald Trump and unopposed for the Republican nomination.