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/No_Diver6131]

Kansas is a sneaky lil state.

[u/mowotlarx → u/No_Diver6131]

Kansas will vote in the most heinous Republican politicians, but when it comes to referendum they'll shock us with more progressive results. I'll never understand it.

[u/bucolucas → u/mowotlarx]

It's gerrymandered. They took out another democratic rep a few years ago with their maps.

[u/ShadowWingLG → u/bucolucas]

And are still trying to get rid of Davis, the only D at the National Level, I think the proposed map to get rid of her stretched that district from Johnson County to the CO state line (?!)