下载应用前总统 巴拉克·奥巴马 (Barack Obama) 在底特律 (Detroit) 参加了民主党参议员候选人 阿卜杜勒·艾尔-赛义德 (Abdul El-Sayed) 的竞选集会，并开玩笑说这位候选人手臂肌肉发达。 奥巴马 (Barack Obama) 表示，两人在竞选活动中都关注变革和打破界限，并且都曾面临种族歧视和关于他们名字的质疑。 奥巴马 (Barack Obama) 还驳斥了对 艾尔-赛义德 (Abdul El-Sayed) 是激进分子的说法，并质疑想要全民医保和可负担住房如何会被认为是激进的。 艾尔-赛义德 (Abdul El-Sayed) 在最近的民意调查中仅领先于误差范围之内，并且在底特律的初选中仅获得了 31% 的黑人选民的支持。
The US Justice Department has sued to block Alaska from certifying its US Senate race result if the Republican incumbent loses narrowly. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Anchorage, targets a third candidate, Dan J. Sullivan Jr, who shares a name with incumbent Dan S. Sullivan. It alleges he is running to mislead the incumbent's supporters. Trump said he backed the lawsuit. Election law experts said it has no merit. Dan J. Sullivan Jr has denied trying to cause confusion.