Abbas Alawieh
Abbas Alawieh (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 2. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026.
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Biography
Abbas Alawieh earned a high school diploma from Fordson High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2014 and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in 2017.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Michigan State Senate District 2
Abbas Alawieh (D), Harry Sawicki (R), and Larry Betts (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Abbas Alawieh  (D) | |
 | Harry Sawicki (R) | |
 | Larry Betts (Working Class Party) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2
Abbas Alawieh (D) defeated Erin Byrnes (D) in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abbas Alawieh | 58.9 | 23,722 |
 | Erin Byrnes | 41.1 | 16,567 | |
| Total votes: 40,289 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2
Harry Sawicki (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Sawicki | 100.0 | 9,062 |
| Total votes: 9,062 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2
Larry Betts (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 2 on June 6, 2026.
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| ✔ | | Larry Betts |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Abbas Alawieh received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To view a full list of Alawieh's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Allies Against AIPAC (Sway voting group by Allie O'Brien)
- Arab American PAC
- Detroit Free Press Editorial Board
- Emgage Action
- Jess’s Progressive Picks (Sway voting group by Jess Craven)
- Leaders We Deserve
- Mamdanification (Sway voting group by Hunter Dunn and Smallplates)
- Michigan's Progressive Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Justin Mendoza)
- Reject AIPAC from City Council to Congress (Sway voting group by Vote for Peace)
- Run for Something
- The Next Generation of American Leaders (Sway voting group by Run for Something)
- Vote with Nico! (Sway voting group by Nicolas Sierra Beltran)
- new year, new me, new jersey (Sway voting group by Noreen Ahmed)
- vagina voters (Sway voting group by nikkivinck)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan State Senate District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 27, 2026
