WASHINGTON (MNTV) — A record number of Muslim American candidates have won their 2026 primary contests and are advancing to November’s midterm elections, a shift that has moved the community from the political margins toward the center of several closely watched races — even as candidates face intensifying anti-Muslim attacks.
The most prominent is Abdul El-Sayed, who on Aug. 5 won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, a swing state with large Arab and Muslim populations.
The physician of Egyptian descent overcame more than $60…
