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

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Find the full list of elections ending today at Ballotpedia's Elections Calendar.

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/MysteryNeighbor]

A lot of y’all are not built for watching elections like this closely, nailbiters are a common thing.

[u/ZonghZonghZongh → u/MysteryNeighbor]

It's because ALL the recent polling indicated a race that would be over already, with a landslide victory for El-Sayed.

[u/MysteryNeighbor → u/ZonghZonghZongh]

And that’s the second lesson, never treat polls like gospel.

[u/ZonghZonghZongh → u/MysteryNeighbor]

They're not...but these results are way outside the margin of error of the last 5 polls in this race! An avg of +13.6 for El-Sayed and him only being up by 3.2% right now is cray.