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Both major-party candidates are unpopular in a race viewed as critical for Senate control.<\/strong><\/p>

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Michigan Senate candidates Mike Rogers (R), left, and Abdul El-Sayed (D). (Nic Antaya\/For The Washington Post; Rebecca Cook\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Michigan voters are sharply divided between Republican Mike Rogers and Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, according to a Fox News poll<\/a> that finds significant challenges for both candidates in a race considered critical for control of the Senate.<\/p>\n

The first survey since last week\u2019s primaries finds Rogers with a narrow 51 percent to 47 percent edge among registered voters, within the survey\u2019s three-percentage-point margin of error, which estimates the high and low ranges for each candidates\u2019 support.<\/p>\n

But El-Sayed has a four-point edge among Michiganders who say they will \u201cdefinitely vote,\u201d echoing Democrats\u2019 enthusiasm advantage<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n

Both candidates are unpopular, with 55 percent of registered voters viewing El-Sayed negatively and 51 percent seeing Rogers in a negative light. Political independents are even less charitable: 58 percent dislike El-Sayed and 60 percent dislike Rogers.<\/p>

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President Donald Trump\u2019s unpopularity is a key challenge for Rogers: 59 percent of voters are unfavorable toward the president and 51 percent are extremely or very concerned that Rogers is too close to Trump.<\/p>\n

A similar 54 percent say El-Sayed\u2019s positions on the issues are \u201ctoo extreme.\u201d<\/p>\n

The poll finds El-Sayed\u2019s image among Black voters is relatively weak for a Democrat. More than one-third of Black voters (36 percent) have a negative view of El-Sayed, compared with 22 percent who are negative toward the Democratic Party overall. And while 75 percent say they would vote for El-Sayed if the election were today, that is below Kamala Harris\u2019s 87 percent support with Black Michigan voters in 2024 exit polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Fox News poll was conducted via phone and online by a bipartisan team of polling firms from Aug. 6 to Aug. 10 among 1,006 registered voters drawn from a statewide voter file.<\/p>\n

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