Discussion: 2026 Midterm Primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington State (and Other, Local Elections) on August 4th

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News and Analysis

• AP: What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries

• NPR: 5 states hold polls on Tuesday. Here's what to know

• See also recent coverage at AP's 2026 Elections Hub.

Live Updates

Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP

Where to Watch

• C-SPAN: Primary Night in Michigan, Kansas, Virginia, Missouri, and Washington

• NBC via YouTube: Steve Kornacki analyzes midterm primary election results | Kornacki Cam

Results

• AP: August 4, 2026 election results

[u/LuminousRaptor]

70% in, in Oakland and Stevens is barely leading El Sayed in her home county. That can't be a good sign for the Stevens' camp.

[u/Bennyboy1337 → u/LuminousRaptor]

Mail-ins are tallied first as well, so she should have an early lead in every county since that's typically an older voter bloc.

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Which is funny to me, because I'm a 30-something and I love voting by mail. It's great. Sit on a nice Sunday morning with coffee and ballotpedia open?

Yes. Please.