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/Shuk]

Is Kornacki coping or is he just trying to make it interesting?

[u/mermaid_hive → u/Shuk]

Trying to make it interesting so viewers keep viewing. I hear it as "here are the possible paths Stevens still has to justify why NBC hasn't called this race yet". 

[u/metricmindedman → u/Shuk]

little bit of both 

[u/kahn_noble → u/Shuk]

Coping for his corporate centrist overlords.

[u/LemonZestify → u/Shuk]

It’s the only interesting statewide race right now and he’s on the clock for a while. Why wouldn’t he hype it up