Harris to hit the trail for Democrats in key races

Kamala Harris to hit the trail for Democrats in key races

BY Cassie Semyon Washington, D.C.

PUBLISHED 5:27 PM ET Sep. 17, 2026 PUBLISHED 5:27 PM EDT Sep. 17, 2026

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is hitting the campaign trail once more.

Harris’ staff on Thursday confirmed that the former vice president is heading to Michigan next week to campaign with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who’s running for Senate. The former public health official is in one of the most competitive Senate races of the upcoming midterm election, facing former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.

Harris has endorsed El-Sayed and sent fundraising emails on his behalf, but this will be the first time the pair have campaigned together. The event, according to Harris’ team, will be a campaign roundtable on improving Black maternal healthcare.

She is also expected to meet with Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP.

It’s unclear if Harris’ return to Michigan to campaign for El-Sayed could help or hurt him. In the 2024 presidential election, Harris lost the state to Trump by nearly 1.5 points. That same year, however, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, beat Rogers by less than a point, giving Democrats hope that they can win this seat.

It also comes as speculation continues to grow about whether the former vice president will run for president again in 2028. Harris has been coy about offering any sort of hint of what her plans may be, but doubled down on her efforts to help Senate and House candidates in the upcoming elections.

Appearing on soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s podcast Why Are You Like This? last week, Harris said: “Right now, midterms, midterms, midterms, full-time occupying my thoughts, my mind and my work."

“We have to win these midterms,” she told Rapinoe. “I’m spending full time working on doing everything I can to help people restore some balance in our government.”

The stop with El-Sayed isn’t the only campaign travel on Harris’ calendar in the coming weeks. The former California Attorney General and senator will make stops on behalf of Marni von Wilpert and Dr. Richard Pan, who are both running for congressional seats in California. She will also campaign for Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford in his bid for governor next month.