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Anti-Israel Democrats Suffer Key Primary Defeats Despite El-Sayed Wins

Cori Bush lost the Missouri 1st District Democratic primary to Wesley Bell.

Anti-Israel Democrats Suffer Key Primary Defeats Despite El-Sayed Wins
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This article1 analysis · Oct 1, 2026
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Primary results in Missouri and Michigan brought defeats for Cori Bush and Hartzell Gray, while progressive candidates including Abdul El-Sayed won in Michigan. The article presents the outcomes as evidence of varied, district-specific divisions among Democrats over Israel and progressive politics.

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Cori Bush
Former U.S. Representative (D-MO)

Democratic House candidate defeated by Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District primary

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Democratic House candidate who won the nomination in Michigan’s 7th District

Wesley Bell
D · MO-1

Representative who defeated Cori Bush in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District primary

State senator who won the Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 11th District

Democratic House candidate who defeated Hartzell Gray in Missouri’s 4th District

Democratic House candidate who won the nomination in Michigan’s 1st District

Jack Bergman
R · MI-1

Republican representative who is Callie Barr’s general-election opponent

Democratic House candidate who lost the Missouri 4th District nomination

Democratic House candidate who ran against Jeremy Moss in Michigan’s 11th District

Democratic Senate candidate who won Michigan’s Senate nomination

Democratic candidate who defeated Shri Thanedar in Michigan’s 13th District

Shri Thanedar
D · MI-13

Incumbent representative defeated by Donavan McKinney in Michigan’s 13th District

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