Aug. 4 Primaries Underway In Several U.S. States

Michigan’s marquee Democratic Senate primary, testing whether the party wants a progressive standard-bearer or an establishment-backed pick with government experience, tops Tuesday’s list of must-watch elections. Voters in Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and Washington state are also settling a host of races. But Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Bernie Sanders-backed Abdul El-Sayed and four-term Rep. Haley Stevens, has captured outsized attention as a stark indicator of what voters are looking for in a competitive battleground.