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Primary Results in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington

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Primary Results in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington
August 5, 2026 at 9:40AM EST
With just three months to go before the general election, primary voters in five states went to the polls in a batch of consequential Senate, House and gubernatorial races.
While the marquee race was the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, November matchups are now officially set in Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and Washington as well.
Michigan
Senate. Open; Gary Peters (D), not seeking re-election. It was a nailbiter in the Wolverine State. The Democratic establishment in Michigan and D.C. pulled out all the stops for Rep. Haley Stevens in the final weeks of this long and contentious primary -- endorsements from Peters and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a record-breaking flurry of outside spending -- but Stevens narrowly lost to progressive former Wayne County health official Abdul El-Sayed, 48.5-47.5 percent. Even though it's a significant victory, the result will feel somewhat disappointing for progressives, who had hoped for more of a statement win as late polling showed El-Sayed leading by 10 points or more. Nevertheless, El-Sayed now advances to a high-stakes general election against former congressman/2024 Senate nominee Mike Rogers.
While Republicans are excited to face a more progressive Democrat, Rogers still has work to do. Despite having the GOP field to himself and Democrats being bitterly divided for months, Rogers has been stuck at between 42-46 percent in general election matchups. Even against El-Sayed, Rogers was at 44 percent, 45 percent and 46 percent in recent polls taken over the last month. One Glengariff survey, which showed him ahead 49-39 percent, looks like an outlier. Rogers received 48.3 percent in 2024 in what was a better political environment for Republicans compared to 2026.
Having proven that a progressive candidate can win over Democratic primary voters in a swing state, El-Sayed has to show he can connect with a wider electorate in a race that is a must-win for Democrats to have a shot at a Senate majority in November. Considering Trump's poor political standing in Michigan and nationwide, we're not immediately changing our rating of the race. Toss-up.