India, July 6 -- Mallory McMorrow, one of Michigan's rising Democratic leaders, has officially withdrawn from the state's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, reshaping the race just weeks before the August primary election. Her exit leaves U.S. Representative Haley Stevens and progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed competing for the Democratic nomination in a contest that could determine control of a key Senate seat.

McMorrow's decision comes as Democrats intensify efforts to retain the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Gary Peters, with Republicans eyeing a pickup in one of the nation's most closely watched battleground states.

Who is Mallory McMorrow?

Mallory McMorrow is a Democratic politician serving in the Michigan State Se...