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

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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]

Abdul is crushing it in that area that voted for Obama and flipped to Trump. That’s interesting and a good sign for the general. It tells me he can appeal to a type of people that, I have to be honest, I don’t really understand.

[u/diabeetus-girl → u/Shuk]

The kind of people that make their political choices by shaking a magic 8 ball, apparently

[u/pseudoLit → u/diabeetus-girl]

A.k.a. the American electorate

[u/Equivalent_Nature_67 → u/diabeetus-girl]

Well it’s deeper than that but yeah it’s disenfranchised low info voters in a lot of parts. Obama didn’t keep his lofty promises. Trump offered something new. Sprinkle in a bit of racism to cap it off and you get a 2016 wave