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Money Couldn't Buy Michigan: El-Sayed Beats Stevens in Most Expensive Primary Ever

In this special post-election edition of Daily Detroit, we break down the high-stakes results from Tuesday's primary elections across Michigan.

In this episode:

How Abdul El-Sayed pulled off a razor-thin victory over Haley Stevens despite massive outside spending, driven by strong overperformances in places like Kent and Ingham Counties.

The failure of heavy television spending and why multi-million dollar ad blitzes failed to deliver wins for Stevens and Perry Johnson over on the Republican side.

Wayne County voters overwhelmingly approved a regional transit expansion, powered by strong…

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