Five States Hold Primary Elections Testing Trump's Influence.
Five states hold primaries Tuesday in races that will help determine control of Congress and test President Trump's pull over Republican voters.
- 46 U.S. House seats, three Senate seats, and two governor's races are in play.
- Trump endorsed candidates in Michigan, Kansas, and Washington state.
- Cook Political Report rates Michigan's Senate general election a toss-up.
- Missouri and Virginia redistricting changes have reshaped several competitive House districts.
Why it matters: Michigan's open Senate seat is the night's highest-stakes race. Democrats need to hold it to protect their path to a Senate majority.
- Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads Rep. Haley Stevens by 15 points in a July 30 Emerson poll of the Democratic primary.
- A Michigan Education Association poll from July 28 shows Stevens leading Republican Mike Rogers by 2 points; El-Sayed trails Rogers by 10.
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Where they split: The core dispute across multiple Democratic primaries is whether the party's best path runs through moderate incumbents backed by party leadership or progressive challengers backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
Center coverage, 6 sources: The center frames the races as a practical test of electability — whether progressive nominees can win swing states — and as a measure of how far Trump's endorsement still travels with Republican base voters.
USA Today17h5 states to test Trump's sway and shape Congress at Aug. 4 primaries
NPR12h5 states hold primaries today. And, Spokane police arrest man connected to wildfire
Bloomberg9hUS Sends Election Monitors to Four Michigan Cities for Primary
PBS NewsHour4hLive Results: Kansas midterm primaries
Reuters14hFive things to watch in Tuesday's US primaries
The Hill3hLive results: Democrats, Republicans compete to replace Whitmer in Michigan gubernatorial primariesLeft coverage, 5 sources: The left frames these primaries as a potential realignment, with energized progressives challenging a Democratic establishment seen as too close to corporate donors and pro-Israel money.
Al Jazeera14hUS primaries: What to watch in Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Washington
The Independent11hThe August elections that could derail Trump – and burst open a civil war among Democrats
CNN2hLive results: Missouri primary election | CNN PoliticsNYMNew York Magazine14hMichigan and Missouri Put the Progressive Surge to the Test
The New York Times2hIt’s Primary Night in Michigan and Four Other StatesRight coverage, 7 sources: The right frames the Democratic primaries as a lurch toward socialism and anti-Israel politics that will make the party less competitive in November general elections.
The Epoch Times1dMichigan, Virginia, 3 Other States Hold Key Primaries: What to Watch
PJ Media5hLIVE RESULTS: Primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington
Citizen Free Press8hToday is election day in these 5 states.
RedState5hLIVE: Election Results - Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington
Townhall13hJustice Department Explains Why It's Monitoring Elections in Michigan
Twitchy5hLIVE Election Results on Twitchy: Primary Night in MI, MO, VA, KS, and WA
Washington Examiner4hDaily on Energy: How data centers are playing in today’s Michigan Democratic Senate primaryWhat’s next: Democratic Senate nominee faces Rogers, who ran unopposed in the GOP primary.
- Tuesday's turnout figures will offer early signals about each party's November enthusiasm.
- Can a progressive nominee win Michigan's general election in a state Trump carried in both 2016 and 2024?
- Will Trump's endorsements in Kansas and Michigan produce primary wins, and will that translate to November?
- Does Cori Bush's rematch with Wesley Bell signal a durable shift in Democratic primary voters' views on Gaza, or is it specific to St. Louis?