Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primary
Gretchen Whitmer waded into her state’s divisive Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep. And that strategy informs everything that I do, and that’s why I’m endorsing Haley Stevens for the U.S. Senate,” Whitmer said in a video Stevens shared on X.
- ▪Gretchen Whitmer waded into her state’s divisive Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep.
- ▪And that strategy informs everything that I do, and that’s why I’m endorsing Haley Stevens for the U.S.
- ▪Senate,” Whitmer said in a video Stevens shared on X.
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- ▪ Gretchen Whitmer endorses moderate Haley Stevens in tight upcoming Senate primary — Fox News
- ▪ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens ahead of key Democratic Senate primary — New York Post
- ▪ Whitmer endorses Stevens in Michigan race — The Hill
- ▪ Michigan’s Whitmer endorses in key Senate race — Washington Post — Politics
- ▪ Gretchen Whitmer Endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate Race — NYT — US
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2026 ElectionMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primaryWhitmer had expressed concerns about the “rhetoric” in the race between Stevens, a House member, and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, in Washington, DC on March 11.Daniel Heuer / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 24, 2026, 3:38 PM EDTBy Henry J. Gomez and Allan SmithMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waded into her state’s divisive Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep. Haley Stevens.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.“As governor I’ve had one strategy: Get things done.
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