Ben Kamisar

Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary, NBC News projects, falling to a former state official in a primary season that has seen an unusually high number of incumbents lose renomination.

Abdul El-Sayed has led the Democratic Party on a leftward march through Michigan, where Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her clout on the line for Haley Stevens.

Thomas Smith, a political unknown who raised almost no money for his campaign, defeated President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate in a Republican primary for a Michigan congressional seat the GOP hopes to contest this fall, NBC News projects.

Thanedar was unseated by Donavan McKinney, a state representative endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed, NBC News projects.

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence is the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s 7th District, NBC News projects, a key battleground in the fight for the House majority.

Rep. John James has won Michigan’s Republican nomination for governor, NBC News projects.

Voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington.

Michigan’s 7th District swung to the GOP in the 2024 election. Now, a fractious Democratic primary has drawn national attention and money.

Abdul El-Sayed is trying to swing the Midwest to the left, while Haley Stevens runs with air cover from outside groups and an endorsement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028 after the Democratic National Committee’s powerful rules committee voted to keep the state at the front of the line.

With the primary just weeks away, a series of developments has shaken up what was already a wide-open race in the key battleground state.