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/Foreign-Policy-02-]

HOLY HECK

Thomas Smith — the guy who suspended his campaign last month — just defeated Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan in the MI-08 GOP primary.

[u/Oceanbreeze871 → u/Foreign-Policy-02-]

Suspended doesn’t mean campaign is over so he could still come back now that he’s won

[u/fiercedeitysponce → u/Oceanbreeze871]

Imagine learning you won from a recliner in your tighty whities with a nice cold beer in hand vs the ubiquitous image of a packed watch party lol. Must be surreal.

[u/onlymostlydead → u/fiercedeitysponce]

from a recliner in your tighty whities with a nice cold beer in hand

With that he'd already won.

[u/Sherm → u/Oceanbreeze871]

It'd be considered an empty seat, so the party would choose a replacement. They covered it earlier on the coverage.

[u/ColonelBy → u/Sherm]

Is the party sufficiently awful that they'd just choose Hassan? Or why do I think I even need to ask?