Throughout the cycle, Republicans sought to demonize El-Sayed, who was born in the U.S. after his parents immigrated from Egypt. President Donald Trump repeatedly called him a “jihadist."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Michigan voters had rejected “a hateful, spiteful campaign” after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. El-Sayed said he was “running on adrenaline and…