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Live Results: Michigan midterm primaries

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The state is one of the nation's most competitive electoral battlegrounds, as the last three presidential elections firmly established.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Races to watch in Michigan as establishment Democrats face off against challenges on their left flank (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Michigan voters will head to the polls to select nominees for the state’s top offices, putting the spotlight on one of the most prominent battleground states in the country. During Tuesday’s primary election, residents will cast ballots in multiple races, including the governor’s race, a swing U.S.

  2. Daily Journal

    What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats’ path forward (opens Daily Journal)

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    Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate.

  3. KION Central Coast

    What to watch in Michigan’s Democratic Senate showdown and other key races in Tuesday’s primaries (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Eric Bradner, Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Democrats on Tuesday will settle a Senate primary that has emerged as the most significant test of the party’s direction this year — one that will gauge whether the progressive insurgency that has toppled establishment figures and incumbents on deep…

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Live Results: Michigan midterm primaries (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The state is one of the nation's most competitive electoral battlegrounds, as the last three presidential elections firmly established.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries in Michigan and beyond (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party.

  6. The Hill

    Live results: Michigan voters head to polls for House primaries (opens The Hill)

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    Voters in Michigan are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a series of House primary elections. There are two open seats up for grabs — with the 4th Congressional District's Rep. Haley Stevens (D) and 10th Congressional District's Rep. John James (R) seeking higher office.

  7. The Christian Post

    Progressive wave? El-Sayed, other left-wing candidates win Michigan primaries (opens The Christian Post)

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    Progressive candidates won multiple Democratic primary races in Michigan on Tuesday as the midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term are less than three months away.

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